HC Deb 01 July 1991 vol 194 c63W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the percentage change in income during the period 1979 to 1987(a) before and (b) after housing costs, of each percentage group from the households below average incomes data, published in July 1990.

Mr. Jack

The information requested is in the table:

Real Percentage Rise in Each Decile's Median Income 1979–1987
Decile Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs
1 8.5 0.1
2 6.8 2.4
3 8.6 2.8
4 1.6 7.9
5 13.1 11.9
6 16.0 15.4
7 16.7 17.5
8 19.3 21.4
9 25.7 25.0
10 38.8 40.3

The income measures used are the same in all respects to those published in Tables A and D of Annex 1 to HBAI 1981–1987.

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