§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will announce the results of the review of the rates of allowance payable under the job release scheme and the part-time job release scheme.
§ Mr. LeeAlthough the job release scheme closed on 31 January 1988, the allowances will continue to be paid to participants for up to five years. Following our annual review, the allowances payable from 10 April 1989 under the job release schemes will be as follows:
Full-time scheme
- For disabled men who entered the Scheme aged 60, 61, 62, and 63
- those who are married with a dependent wife whose net income from all sources does not exceed £14 a week: £79.25 a week, taxable;
- those who do not have a dependent wife or whose wife's income exceeds £14 a week: £62.25 a week, taxable. For women who entered the scheme aged 59 and men who entered the scheme aged 64:
- those who are married with a dependent spouse whose net income from all sources does not exceed £14 a week: £73.75, tax free;
- those who are married or whose spouses' income exceeds £14 a week: £58.85 a week, tax free.
Part-time scheme
- The part-time job release scheme closed on 30 May 1986. The new rates of allowance for those still remaining on the scheme will be as follows:
- For disabled men who entered the part-time scheme aged 60, and 61 and men who entered the scheme aged 62 and 63:
- those who are married with a dependent wife whose net income does not exceed £14 a week: £4695 a week, taxable;
- those who do not have a dependent wife or whose wife's income exceeds £14 a week: £39.10 a week taxable.
Earnings Limit
- The spouses earnings limit which affects whether the higher or lower rate is paid has been raised from £13 to £14 and the participants earnings limit has been raised from £4 to £5.