Benefit Statistics (Stockton)

HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 cc1016-21W

Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish tables using the assumptions in his answer to the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) on 22 June 1988,Official Report, columns 575–80, but using expenditure and benefit figures appropriate for families in Stockton, together with a column showing the extent of the differences resulting from the April changes.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Pursuant to the holding answer of 17 May 1989, the information requested is set out in the tables. They compare the post-reform position in April 1988 not with an actual pre-reform cash situation but with a hypothetical position which might have occurred had the previous structure continued and been uprated on the assumptions in "Impact of the Reformed Structure of Income Related Benefits" (October 1987).

In addition, it should be noted that although the comparisons are based on average local authority housing charges in Stockton they do not necessarily reflect either the wide variety of rents and domestic rates that people in the borough actually pay or real families' circumstances and their housing arrangements. Finally, the comparisons take no account of the housing benefit transitional cash protection announced on 27 April.

New benefit system from April 1988 Stockton L.A.
Married couple with two children aged 4 and 6
£ per week
Earnings head	Tax	NI	Family credit	Child benefit	Rent	Rent rebate	Rates	Rate rebate	Fares to work	Net income after housing costs	Difference between systems
60.00	0.00	3.00	40.32	14.50	19.52	4.76	9.81	3.31	5.85	84.71	-9.43
70.00	0.00	4.90	34.65	14.50	19.52	3.18	9.80	2.82	5.85	85.07	-10.52
80.00	1.22	5.60	28.99	14.50	19.52	1.60	9.81	2.33	5.85	85.42	-11.60
90.00	3.92	6.30	24.37	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.94	5.85	85.41	-11.56
100.00	6.62	7.00	19.75	14.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.54	5.85	86.99	-9.93
110.00	9.32	9.90	16.67	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.28	5.85	88.05	-6.19
120.00	12.02	10.80	12.19	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.89	5.85	89.58	-2.63
130.00	14.72	11.70	7.71	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.51	5.85	91.12	-2.89
140.00	17.42	12.60	3.23	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	92.53	-3.28
150.00	20.12	13.50	0.00	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	95.70	-0.73
160.00	22.82	14.40	0.00	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	102.10	0.00
170.00	25.52	15.30	0.00	14.50	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	108.50	0.00

Old benefit system at hypothetical rates April 1988
Stockton L.A.
Married couple with three children aged 3, 8 and 11
£ per week
	Earnings head	Tax	NI	FIS	Child benefit	Rent	Rent rebate	Rates	Rate rebate	Fares to work	Free school meals	Free welfare milk	Net income after housing costs
	60.00	0.00	3.00	32.90	21.75	19.52	18.16	9.81	7.95	5.85	5.10	1.83	109.51
	70.00	0.00	4.90	30.50	21.75	19.52	16.26	9.81	7.34	5.85	5.10	1.83	112.70
	80.00	1.22	5.60	25.50	21.75	19.52	15.01	9.81	6.94	5.85	5.10	1.83	114.13
	90.00	3.92	6.30	20.50	21.75	19.52	13.76	9.81	5.54	5.85	5.10	1.83	114.08
	100.00	6.62	7.00	15.50	21.75	19.52	12.51	9.81	6.14	5.85	5.10	1.83	114.03
	110.00	9.32	9.90	10.50	21.75	19.52	11.12	9.81	5.65	5.85	5.10	1.83	111.55
	120.00	12.02	10.80	5.50	21.75	19.52	9.47	9.81	5.00	5.85	5.10	1.83	110.65
	130.00	14.72	11.70	0.50	21.75	19.52	7.82	9.81	4.35	5.85	5.10	1.83	109.75
	140.00	17.42	12.60	0.00	21.75	19.52	4.68	9.81	3.12	5.85	5.10	0.00	109.45
	150.00	20.12	13.50	0.00	21.75	19.52	1.38	9.81	1.82	5.85	5.10	0.00	111.25
	160.00	22.82	14.40	0.00	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.52	5.85	2.55	0.00	112.42
	170.00	25.52	15.30	0.00	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	0.00	0.00	115.75

New benefit system from April 1988
Stockton L.A.
Married couple with three children aged 3, 8 and 11
£ per week
Earnings head	Tax	NI	Family credit	Child benefit	Rent	Rent rebate	Rates	Rate rebate	Fares to work	Net income after housing costs	Difference between systems
60.00	0.00	3.00	51.72	21.75	19.52	3.10	9.81	2.80	5.85	101.19	-8.32
70.00	0.00	4.90	46.05	21.75	19.52	1.52	9.81	2.31	5.85	101.55	-11.15
80.00	1.22	5.60	40.39	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.82	5.85	101.96	-12.17
90.00	3.92	6.30	35.77	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.43	5.85	103.55	-10.53
100.00	6.62	7.00	31.15	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.03	5.85	105.13	-8.90
110.00	9.32	9.90	28.07	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.77	5.85	106.19	-5.36
120.00	12.02	10.80	23.59	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	107.34	-3.31
130.00	14.72	11.70	19.11	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	109.28	-0.49
140.00	17.42	12.60	14.63	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	111.18	+1.73
150.00	20.12	13.50	10.15	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	113.10	+1.85
160.00	22.82	14.40	5.67	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	115.02	+2.60
170.00	25.52	15.30	1.19	21.75	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	116.94	+1.19

Old benefit system at hypothetical rates April 1988
Stockton L.A.
Single person with two children aged 4 and 6
£ per week
	Earnings head	Tax	NI	FIS	Child benefit	Rent	Rent rebate	Rates	Rate rebate	Fares to work	Free school meals	Free welfare milk	Net income after housing costs
	60.00	0.00	3.00	28.70	19.40	19.52	15.90	9.81	7.23	5.85	2.55	1.83	97.43
	70.00	0.00	4.90	23.70	19.40	19.52	14.65	9.81	6.83	5.85	2.55	1.83	98.88
	80.00	1.22	5.60	18.70	19.40	19.52	13.40	9.81	6.43	5.85	2.55	1.83	100.31
	90.00	3.92	6.30	13.70	19.40	19.52	12.15	9.81	6.03	5.85	2.55	1.83	100.26
	100.00	6.62	7.00	8.70	19.40	19.52	10.64	9.81	5.46	5.85	2.55	1.83	99.78
	110.00	9.32	9.90	3.70	19.40	19.52	8.99	9.81	4.81	5.85	2.55	1.83	96.88
	120.00	12.02	10.80	0.00	19.40	19.52	6.91	9.81	3.99	5.85	2.55	0.00	94.85
	130.00	14.72	11.70	0.00	19.40	19.52	3.61	9.81	2.69	5.85	2.55	0.00	96.65
	140.00	17.42	12.60	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.39	5.85	2.55	0.00	98.14
	150.00	20.12	13.50	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	0.00	0.00	100.60
	160.00	22.82	14.40	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	0.00	0.00	107.00
	170.00	25.52	15.30	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	0.00	0.00	113.40

New benefit system from April 1988
Stockton L.A.
Single person with two children aged 4 and 6
£ per week
Earnings head	Tax	NI	Family credit	Child benefit	Rent	Rent rebate	Rates	Rate rebate	Fares to work	Net income after housing costs	Difference between systems
60.00	0.00	3.00	40.32	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	1.44	5.85	82.98	-14.45
70.00	0.00	4.90	34.65	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.95	5.85	84.92	-13.96
80.00	1.22	5.60	28.99	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	86.39	-13.92
90.00	3.92	6.30	24.37	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	88.37	-11.89
100.00	6.62	7.00	19.75	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	90.35	-9.43
110.00	9.32	9.90	16.67	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	91.67	-5.21
120.00	12.02	10.80	12.19	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	93.59	-1.26
130.00	14.72	11.70	7.71	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	95.51	-1.14
140.00	17.42	12.60	3.23	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	97.43	-0.71
150.00	20.12	13.50	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	100.60	0.00
160.00	22.82	14.40	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	107.00	0.00
170.00	25.52	15.30	0.00	19.40	19.52	0.00	9.81	0.00	5.85	113.40	0.00

Old tax and benefit system—assuming average local authority rent and rates for Stockton and a simple reseating of April 1987 benefits to April 1988. Lone mother with two children aged 4 and 6
£ per week
	(a)	(b)	(c)
	Not working after one year on benefit	Working part-time earning £20	Working part-time earning £40
Supplementary benefit	45.93	30.89	14.35
Earnings	—	20.00	40.00
Tax	—	0.00	0.00
National insurance	—	0.00	2.00
Fares to work	—	2.92	2.92
Rent	19.52	19.52	19.52
Rates	9.81	9.81	9.81
Housing benefit	27.77	27.77	27.77
CHB	19.40	19.40	19.40
FSM	2.55	2.55	2.55
FWM	1.83	1.83	1.83
Net weekly spending power	68.15	70.19	71.65

Benefit system from April 1988
Assumptions as in "Impact of reform structure of income related benefits'" October 1987
Average local authority rent and rates for Stockton
Lone Mother with two children aged 4 and 6
£ per week
	(a)
	Not working after one year on benefit
Income support	45.35
Rent	19.52
Rates	9.81
Housing benefit	26.12
CHB	19.40
FSM	2.55
FWM	1.83
Net weekly spending power	65.92
Difference between systems	-2.23

£ per week
	(b)	(c)
	Working part-time earning £20	Working part-time earning £40
Income support	40.35	20.35
Earnings	20.00	40.00
Tax	0.00	0.00
NI	0.00	0.00

	(b)	(c)
	Working part-time earning £20	Working part-time earning £40
Fares to work	2.92	2.92
Rent	19.52	19.52
Rates	9.81	9.81
Housing benefit	26.12	26.12
CHB	19.40	19.40
FSM	2.55	2.55
FWM	1.83	1.83
Net weekly spending power	78.00	78.00
Difference between systems	+7.81	+6.35