§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is(a) the weekly benefit entitlement when not working of a single parent with one child aged 15 years and (b) the weekly income of a single parent with one child aged 15 years with earnings of (a) £10, (b) £15, (c) £20, (d) £30, (e) £40 and (f) £50.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is set out in the table.
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Net income after housing costs at various levels of gross earnings from October 1989 Gross earnings (per week) of parent Net income after housing costs £ a. Not working 63.69 b. £10.00 part-time 73.69 c. £15.00 part-time 78.69 d. £20.00 part-time 78.69 e. £30.00 full-time 81.68 f. £40.00 full-time 83.18 g. £50.00 full-time 84.46 Notes:
1. The assumptions and methods are those used in the tax benefit model table, copies of which are available in the Library.
2. At earnings £30.00, £40.00 and £50.00 it is assumed that the person works over 24 hours a week and therefore qualifies for family credit. At these levels of part-time earnings, net income after housing costs would remain constant at £78.69 as the person would remain on income support.