§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list by each charging authority in Wales the income level at which(a) a single person aged under 25 years, (h) a single person aged over 25 years, (c) a single pensioner, (d) a pensioner couple and (e) a couple with two children all with no savings would lose entitlement to a community charge rebate, assuming the most recent safety-netted community charge figures.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is given in the table.
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Local authority Annual community charge Single under 25 working Single 25 to 59 working Single pensioner aged 60–74 not working Pensioner couple aged 60–74 not working Couple two children under 11 working Arfon 145.00 43.95 51.45 57.65 98.27 121.22 Dwyfor 182.00 47.75 55.25 61.45 105.86 128.81 Meirionnydd 182.00 47.75 55.25 61.45 105.86 128.81 Ynys Mon 178.00 47.34 54.84 61.04 105.04 127.99 Cynon Valley 114.00 40.77 48.27 54.47 91.91 114.86 Merthyr Tydfil 131.00 42.52 50.02 56.22 95.40 118.35 Ogwr 162.00 45.70 53.20 59.40 101.76 124.71 Rhondda 95.00 38.82 46.32 52.52 88.02 110.97 Rhymney Valley 148.00 44.26 51.76 57.96 98.89 121.84 Taff-Ely 166.00 46.11 53.61 59.81 102.58 125.53 Brecknock 143.00 43.75 51.25 57.45 97.86 120.81 Montgomery 142.00 43.64 51.14 57.34 97.66 120.61 Radnor 144.00 43.85 51.35 57.55 98.07 121.02 Cardiff 200.00 49.59 57.09 63.29 109.56 132.51 Vale of Glamorgan 176.00 47.13 54.63 60.83 104.63 127.58 Port Talbot 151.00 44.57 52.07 58.27 99.50 122.45 Lliw Valley 147.00 44.16 51.66 57.86 98.68 121.63 Neath 154.00 44.87 52.37 58.57 100.12 123.07 Swansea 215.00 51.13 58.63 64.83 112.63 135.58 1. The levels of community charge used are the illustrative safety netted figures for 1989–90 given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales in reply to the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones) on 12 June 1989 at columns 303–6.
2. The net income levels shown have been derived using the current housing benefit rates and rules for calculating net income and applicable amounts. A maximum rebate of 80 per cent., a taper of 15 per cent., and a minimum weekly rebate of 50 pence per claim have been used.
3. The following assumptions have been made:
(i) no claimant is disabled;
(ii) each claimant under pension age is in full-time work;
(iii) no claimant over pension age is working;
(iv) each claimant with dependent children is in receipt of child benefit and, where appropriate, family credit;
(v) each claimant has assessed capital of under £3,000.