§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what sum is included in income support to assist with the minimum 20 per cent. community charge payment for those who will receive the maximum 80 per cent. community charge rebate; what arrangements will be made to increase this sum in line with increases in community charge; for how many people he estimates this
Real changes in pensioner incomes by quintile (Percentage) 1979 to 1980 1980 to 1981 1981 to 1982 1982 to 1983 1983 to 1984 1984 to 1985 1985 to 1986 1979 to 1986 (a) Net income Quintile Lowest Q1 4 4 2 6 2 -1 1 20 Q2 2 6 3 6 1 0 2 23 Q3 1 6 2 7 -1 1 3 21 Q4 2 3 2 9 -2 1 5 20 Highest Q5 2 5 -6 16 -2 4 7 27 All 2 5 -1 11 -1 2 5 23 (b) Equivalised net income Lowest Q1 1 6 1 6 1 -2 2 17 Q2 1 6 1 6 1 -1 3 20 Q3 1 5 2 7 0 0 3 20 Q4 0 6 1 8 0 1 4 21 Highest Q5 2 6 -6 17 -1 1 9 30 All 1 6 -1 10 0 0 5 23 Source: Family Expenditure Survey. Comparison of one year with another may be affected by sampling error.
Note: Equivalised figures allow for the different circumstances of pensioners, e.g. householders/non householders, single/married.