§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what level of household income is denoted by each decile of the population below 10 per cent., below 20 per cent., below 30 per cent., below 40 per cent., and below 50 per cent., as in tables A1,2,3 and D1,2,3 in 1981, 1983 and 1985 in "Households Below Average Income: A Statistical Analysis".
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 20 June 1988]: As explained in the report of he technical review of the low-income statistics, and in the technical annex to the households below average income statistics, to enable meaningful comparisons, the actual cash incomes received by households are adjusted to reflect varying household size and composition and expressed in terms of individuals in households. National average income per individual, calculated after these adjustments, is shown in the table. The figures therefore provide a basis for comparisons of relative incomes between individual groups and individual years (as in the published tables); but do not provide an indication of the actual cash incomes of the households concerned.
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Percentile of the income distribution Below 10 per cent. Below 20 per cent. Below 30 per cent. Below 40 per cent. Below 50 per cent. Total 1983 35.90 45.65 52.10 57.75 63.30 104.20 1985 42.20 52.15 59.10 65.65 72.20 120.80 Table D3 Dependent children—after housing costs 1981 31.70 38.35 44.35 50.10 55.05 80.05 1983 39.50 46.20 51.80 57.50 63.15 91.55 1985 44.20 50.85 57.30 64.60 71.10 104.95 Notes: Household income is defined after the payment of any income tax and national insurance and the receipt of any social security benefits. Individuals within households have been ranked according to their household incomes. Table numbers refer to "Households Below Average Income 1981–85". This publication, copies of which are in the Library, provides further details on the methods and assumptions used in these analyses.
§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will specify what level of household income is denoted by below 50 per cent., 60 per cent., 70 per cent., 80 per cent., 90 per cent. and 100 per cent. of average income as in tables C1, 2, 3 and Fl, 2, 3 in 1981, 1983 and 1985 from "Households Below Average Income: A Statistical Analysis".
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 22 June]: As explained in the report of the technical review of the low-income statistics, and in the technical annex to the households
Average incomes of individuals in households 1981, 1983 and 1985 (adjusted for family size and composition) Great Britain—current prices—weekly basis A verage equivalised income below a given proportion of the average below 0.5 below 0.6 below 0.7 below 0.8 below 0.9 below 1.0 Tables C1 and C2—All individuals—before housing costs 1981 41.10 50.30 57.10 62.65 67.75 72.35 1983 46.00 57.00 65.20 71.85 77.55 83.00 1985 57.80 68.80 77.20 84.55 90.70 96.85 Table C3—Dependent children—before housing costs 1981 41.10 48.50 55.30 60.90 66.10 70.55 1983 48.90 57.45 64.40 70.90 76.25 81.50 1985 58.30 66.85 74.80 82.40 88.95 94.95 Tables Fl and F2—All individuals—after housing costs 1981 35.10 41.75 47.15 51.95 57.05 61.20 1983 38.00 47.35 54.10 59.25 64.55 69.10 1985 46.20 55.40 62.05 68.20 73.45 78.70 Table F3—Dependent children—after housing costs 1981 34.75 40.45 46.45 51.25 56.30 60.25 1983 40.95 47.75 53.80 59.10 64.15 68.50 1985 46.90 53.65 60.50 67.30 72.50 77.35 Notes: Household income is defined after the payment of any income tax and national insurance and the receipt of any social security benefits. Individuals within households have been ranked according to their household incomes. Table numbers refer to "Households Below Average Income 1981–85". This publication, copies of which are in the Library, provides further details on the methods and assumption used in these analyses.