HC Deb 02 February 1989 vol 146 cc371-3W
Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the total net income, including benefits, after tax and national insurance where appropriate, for a single mother aged 30 years with one child aged five years, living in privately rented accommodation at a cost of £56.62 per week rent plus

Lone parent with one child aged 5
Income support Earnings Rent Rates Housing benefit CHB FSM1 Net income before housing costs
(a) Not working
41.85 — 56.62 10.23 64.80 12.15 2.55 121.35 —
(b) Working under 24 hours—earnings £15
41.85 15 56.62 10.23 64.80 12.15 2.55 136.35 —
(c) Working under 24 hours—earning £301
41.85 30 56.62 10.23 64.80 12.15 2.55 136.35 —
1 Free school meals.

Earnings Tax National Insurance Family credit Rent Rates Rent rebate Rate rebate CHB Net income before housing costs
(d) Working over 24 hours—earning £50
50 0.00 2.50 38.15 56.62 10.23 41.09 3.40 12.15 142.29

£10.23 per week rates plus £2.31 per week water rates, with no capital and the following levels of earnings (a) Nil, (b) £15 per week, (c) £30 per week, (d) £50 per week, (e) £75 per week, (f) £100 per week, (g) £125 per week, (h) £150 per week and (i) £175 per week.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information is set out in the tables.

Earnings Tax National Insurance Family credit Rent Rates Rent rebate Rate rebate CHB Net income before housing costs
(e) Working over 24 hours—earning £75
75 0.00 5.25 25.34 56.62 10.23 34.95 1.52 12.15 143.71
(f) Working over 24 hours—earning £100
100 5.31 7.00 12.78 56.62 10.23 31.45 0.00 12.15 144.07
(g) Working over 24 hours—earning £125
125 11.56 11.25 2.63 56.62 10.23 28.62 0.00 12.15 145.59
(h) Working over 24 hours—earning £150
150 17.81 13.50 0.00 56.62 10.23 19.61 0.00 12.15 150.45
(i) Working over 24 hours—earning £175
175 24.06 15.75 0.00 56.62 10.23 8.89 0.00 12.15 156.23

Note: Under Income Support water rates are treated like any other ordinary item of domestic expenditure and are paid by the claimant out of available income. There is no water rate rebate within Housing Benefit for claimants who are not on income support.

(i). Income support would be reduced by the amount that the earnings exceed the £15 disregard.