Mr. Folkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing changes in real disposable income from 1977 to 1982, and disposable income as a proportion of average disposable income for all households, for a single retired adult and retired married couple.
§ Mr. BrittanEstimates of the real household disposable income for the years 1977 to 1980, expressed in index form with 1975 = 100, are as follows:
RHDI (1975 = 100) 1977 97 1978 106 1979 113 1980 115 Note:
Real household disposable income is as defined in "The household sector", Economic Trends, September 1981. Figures for 1981 are not yet available.
Estimates of the average disposable income of a single retired adult and of a married retired couple, expressed as a percentage of the average for all households, are as follows:
Retired single adult Retired married couple 1975 35 58 1978 34 58 1979 34 56 1980 33 57 Note:
The definitions of retired households and of disposable income are those used in "The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 1980", Economic Trends, January 1982. The figures are based on the Family Expenditure Survey, the results of which are not yet available for more recent periods.