§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate how much of the cash compensation for free school meals and free welfare milk
Extent to which illustrative Housing Benefit payable is lower than it would otherwise be if illustrative family credit rates were reduced by £2.20 per child. Gross Earnings (per week) £60 £70 £80 £90 £100 £110 £120 and above Married Couple and 1 child Rent rebate £1.32 £1.32 £1.32 £1.32 £1.01 nil nil Rate rebate 44p 44p 80p 52p nil nil nil Married Couple and 2 children Rent rebate £2.64 £2.64 £2.64 £2.64 £2.11 £1.03 nil Rate rebate 88p 88p 88p 60p nil nil nil Married Couple and 3 children Rent rebate £3.96 £3.96 £4.03 £3.19 £2.11 £1.03 nil Rate rebate £1.75 £1.26 88p 60p nil nil nil Single Parent and 1 child Rent rebate nil nil nil nil nil nil nil Rate rebate nil nil nil nil nil nil nil Single Parent and 2 children Rent rebate £1.26 nil nil nil nil nil nil Rate rebate nil nil nil nil nil nil nil Single Parent and 3 children Rent rebate £1.26 nil nil nil nil nil nil Rate rebate nil nil nil nil nil nil nil Note: nil means no Housing Benefit payable.
Assumptions: 1. In the one-child families the child is aged 3; in the two-child families the children are aged 4 and 6; in the three-child families the children are aged 3, 8 and 11.
2. In one-child families rent is £15.40 and domestic rates £67.20 per week. In two and three-child families rent is £16.50 and domestic rates £6.30 per week.
3. As for the present scheme, a minimum payment of 50p for both rent rebate and rate rebate; ie no entitlement where amount would be less than 50p.
4. .The November 1985 income tax rates and allowances and national insurance contributions apply.