§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the annual gross income in Northern Ireland of a family consisting of a married man with (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children, (d) four children, (e) five children, W six children, and (g) seven children, who was receiving (i) unemployment benefit, (ii) supplementary benefit and (iii) long-term invalidity benefit in each of the most recent five years to the latest available date, including where appropriate the sums received in child benefit.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following tables show the annual gross amounts payable in respect of the benefits shown to a married couple with the number of children indicated. In each table the amount of child benefit has been incorporated and all amounts have been rounded to the nearest pound.
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Year Ended 31 March Number of Dependent Children 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1981 1,926 2,228 2,530 2,833 3,135 3,437 3,739 1982 2,110 2,424 2,737 3,051 3,364 3,678 3,992 1983 2,289 2,606 2,924 3,241 3,558 3,875 4,192 Note: It is assumed that no earnings related supplement was payable and that the wife was not employed or if employed had earnings of not more than the dependency benefit involved.
Supplementary Benefit—Ordinary Scale Rates Year Ended 31 March Number of Dependent Children 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979 1,769 2,033 2,298 2,562 2,888 3,284 3,680 1980 2,020 2,315 2,609 2,904 3,268 3,709 4,150 1981 2,504 2,849 3,194 3,539 4,000 4,516 5,032 1982 2,985 3,376 3,767 4,158 4,744 5,330 5,916 1983 3,359 3,786 4,213 4,640 5,282 5,925 6,567
Long Term Scale Rates Year Ended 31 March Number of Dependent Children 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979 2,049 2,313 2,577 2,842 3,168 3,564 3,960 1980 2,381 2,675 2,970 3,265 3,628 4,070 4,511 1981 2,935 3,280 3,625 3,970 4,431 4,947 5,462 1982 3,460 3,851 4,242 4,633 5,219 5,804 6,390 1983 3,877 4,304 4,731 5,158 5,801 6,443 7,086 Notes:
1. The gross totals include the following amounts for rent/rates per week:—
£5.60 for 1978/79
£6.70 for 1979/80
£9.40 for 1980/81
£12.65 for 1981/82
£15.45 for 1982/83
2. The assumed ages of the dependent children are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15.
3. An age-related heating addition for children under five years was introduced from 12 November 1979 and the relevant amount is included in the figures.
Invalidity Benefit Year Ended 31 March Number of Dependent Children 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1979 1,980 2,437 2,894 3,350 3.807 4,264 4,721 1980 2,269 2,791 3,312 3,834 4,355 4,877 5,398 1981 2,622 3,221 3,819 4,419 5,018 5,617 6,516 1982 2,889 3,540 4,192 4,843 5,494 6,146 6,797 1983 3,146 3,836 4,528 5,218 5,909 6,599 7,290 Notes:
1. These figures do not include Invalidity Allowance or Additional Component which are dependent on individual circumstances.
2. It is assumed that the wife is not in employment or if she is in employment her earnings were less than the statutory limit.