HC Deb 17 July 1985 vol 83 cc145-6W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the gross weekly income required on 1 November 1984 and 1 March 1985, respectively, to maintain the real disposable income of (y) a single person and (z) a married man with two children under 11 years of age, taking account of payments of tax, national insurance, and 5 per cent. of earnings as superannuation contributions, who on (i) 1 November 1979 and (ii) 1 November 1980 earned (a) £30, (b) £35, (c) £40, (d) £45, (e) £50, (f) £60, (g) £70, (h)£80, (i) £90, (j) £100, (k) £125, (l) £150, (m) £175, (n) £200, (o) £225, (p) £250, (q) £275, (r) £300, (s) £325, (t) £350, (u) £400, (v) £450 and (w) £500.

Mr. Moore

Information is given in the following tables:

Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1979 in:
Gross weekly earnings November 1979 November 1984 March 1985
Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age
£ £ £ £ £
30 46 46 47 46
35 54 53 56 54
40 62 60 64 60
45 70 66 72 67
50 78 75 80 76
60 94 91 96 92
70 110 106 112 108
80 125 122 128 125
90 141 138 144 141
100 157 154 161 157
125 196 193 201 197
150 238 235 244 240
175 278 275 283 280
200 315 312 321 318
225 353 350 361 357
250 391 387 400 395
275 430 425 440 434
300 467 463 478 473
325 505 500 518 512
350 543 537 557 551

Percentage changes on one year earlier
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Retail Prices Index
January +18.4 +13.0 +12.0 +4.9 +5.1 +5.0
February +19.1 +12.5 +11.0 +5.3 +5.1 +5.4
March +19.8 +12.6 +10.4 +4.6 +5.2 +6.1
April +21.8 +12.0 +9.4 +4.0 +5.2 +6.9
May +10.3 +21.9 +11.7 +9.5 +3.7 +5.1 +7.0
June +11.4 +21.0 +11.3 +9.2 +3.7 +5.1 +7.0

Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1979 in:
Gross weekly earnings November 1979 November 1984 March 1985
Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age
£ £ £ £ £
400 618 613 634 628
450 694 687 713 706
500 769 763 790 783
* Gross earnings plus child benefit (where appropriate) less income tax, NIC and superannuation contributions.

Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1980 in:
Gross weekly earnings November 1980 November 1984 March 1985
Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with. 2 children under 11 years of age
£ £ £ £ £
30 39 34 40 38
35 46 44 47 44
40 52 51 54 51
45 59 57 61 57
50 66 61 68 62
60 80 74 82 75
70 93 87 95 89
80 107 101 109 103
90 120 115 123 117
100 134 128 137 131
125 168 162 172 165
150 202 196 207 200
175 238 232 243 236
200 272 267 277 272
225 305 300 311 305
250 337 332 344 338
275 369 364 377 371
300 401 395 410 404
325 433 427 444 436
350 466 459 477 469
400 529 522 543 534
450 595 587 610 601
500 657 651 675 667
* Gross earnings plus child benefit (where appropriate) less income tax, NIC and superannuation contributions.