HC Deb 09 February 1990 vol 166 c802W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of average male earnings the upper earnings limit represents; and what percentage it represented in each year since 1978–79.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The information is in the table:

Average male earnings1 £ Upper earnings limit for class 1 NICs £ Percentage of average earnings Per cent.
April 1978 89.10 120.00 134.7
April 1979 101.40 135.00 133.1
April 1980 124.50 165.00 132.5
April 1981 140.50 200.00 142.3
April 1982 154.50 220.00 142.4
April 1983 167.50 235.00 140.3
April 1984 178.80 250.00 139.8
April 1985 192.40 265.00 137.7
April 1986 207.50 285.00 137.3
April 1987 224.00 295.00 131.7
April 1988 245.80 305.00 124.1
April 1989 269.50 325.00 120.6
1 Average earnings of all adult male workers.

Source: Social Security Statistics 1989.

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