HC Deb 10 May 1982 vol 23 cc194-7W
Mr. Major

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing movements in pay for National Health Service nursing and ancillary staff since 1979 and the relationship between basic pay and earnings.

Mr. Fowler

The movement in average basic pay and earnings for nursing and midwifery staff and ancillary staff is shown in the table following:

expenses of £4.40 a week, which represents the average cost of fares to work to heads of households using public transport.

Tables 1 and 2 show the net weekly spending power, with ordinary and long-term supplementary benefit rates respectively, at the levels of part-time earnings specified by my hon. Friend. Supplementary benefit would be payable only if the lone parent were working fewer than 30 hours a week.

Tables 3 and 4 show the full-time earnings required to give the same net weekly spending power. In these examples, family income supplement (FIS) could be awarded only if the lone parent were working at least 24 hours a week.

In all the tables it is assumed that the family has no capital or income except as shown and that all entitlement to means-tested benefits is taken up. It is also assumed that there are no tax allowances apart from personal allowances.

Table 1
Net weekly spending power (£) of a lone parent with two children aged 4 and 6; receiving supplementary allowance (ordinary rate) at various levels of earnings
Supplementary allowance Child benefit Net earnings Rent Rates Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
43.45 13.80 4.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 48.25
42.45 13.80 6.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 49.25
41.45 13.80 8.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 50.25
40.45 13.80 10.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 51.25
39.45 13.80 12.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 52.25
38.45 13.80 14.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 53.25
37.45 13.80 16.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 54.25
35.45 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 56.25
30.45 13.80 25.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 56.25

Table 2
Net weekly spending power (£) of a lone parent with two children aged 4 ant 6; receiving supplementary allowance (long-term rate) at various levies of earnings
Supplementary allowance Child benefit Net earnings Rent Rates Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
49.80 13.80 4.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 54.60
48.80 13.80 6.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 55.60
47.80 13.80 8.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 56.60
46.80 13.80 10.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 57.60
45.80 13.80 12.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 58.60
44.80 13.80 14.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 59.60
43.80 13.80 16.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 60.60
41.80 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 62.60
36.80 13.80 25.00 12.10 4.45 2.25 1.30 62.60

Note on tables 1 and 2

The supplementary allowance figures shown are the amounts by which the family's incomefalls short of their requirements. In these examples, it is calculated by adding together the appropriate scale rates, the heating addition for a child under 5 and the sum of the rent and rates payable; from this total is deducted child benefit and net earnings after allowing the appropriate disregard

TABLE 3
Gross earnings needed to provide net weekly spending power equivalent to that available with supplementary allowance at ordinary rate, as in table 1
Gross earnings Tax National insurance contribution Child benefit Family income supplement Rent rebate Rates rebate Fares Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
28.08 — 2.18 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 48.25*
29.16 — 2.26 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 49.25*
30.24 — 2.34 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 50.25*
31.33 — 2.43 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 51.25*
32.41 — 2.51 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 52.25*
33.50 — 2.60 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 53.25*
34.58 — 2.68 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 54.25*
36.87 — 2.86 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.34 15.00 2.25 1.30 56.25*
36.87 — 2.86 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.34 15.00 2.25 1.30 56.25*
* If working fewer than 30 hours a week could qualify for a supplementary allowance.

TABLE 4
Gross earnings need to provide net weekly spending power equivalent to that available with supplementary allowance at long-term rate, as in table 2
Gross earnings Tax National insurance contribution Child benefit Family income supplement Rent rebate Rates rebate Fares Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
34.96 — 2.71 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.45 15.00 2.25 1.30 54.60
36.10 — 2.80 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.40 15.00 2.25 1.30 55.60
37.28 — 2.89 13.80 20.00 12.10 4.31 15.00 2.25 1.30 56.60

Gross earnings Tax National insurance contribution Child benefit Family income supplement Rent rebate Rates rebate Fares Free school meals Free welfare milk Net weekly spending power
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
38.49 — 2.98 13.80 20.00 12.08 4.21 15.00 2.25 1.30 57.60
40.17 — 3.11 13.80 20.00 11.66 4.08 15.00 2.25 1.30 58.60
88.97 14.32 6.90 13.80 — 5.35 2.00 15.00 *2.25 — 59.60
91.48 15.07 7.09 13.80 — 4.93 1.85 15.00 *2.25 — 60.60
96.58 16.60 7.48 13.80 — 4.06 1.54 15.00 *2.25 — 62.60
96.58 16.60 7.48 13.80 — 4.06 1.54 15.00 *2.25 — 62.60
*Mandatory provision of free school meals ceases when title to FIS ceases, but local education authorities have discretion to allow free or cheap meals to other children and this table illustrates the case where an authority continues to apply the November 1979 conditions for entitlement.