§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 2 December,Official Report, column 51, if he will republish the figures of pensioner incomes, distinguishing for married couples between the incomes of husbands and wives.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe figures required on gross incomes net of retirement pensions and supplementary benefit/income support for husbands over state pension age, their wives and single people over state pension age are in the table.
Thousands Husbands Wives Singles Up to £5 220 1,250 650 £5—£10 180 230 350 £10—£15 220 180 370 £15—£20 190 130 430 £20—£30 330 170 950 £30—£40 230 110 400 £40—£50 150 110 230 £50—£60 70 50 150 £60—£70 100 40 120 £70—£80 90 10 130 £80—£90 60 40 110 £90—£100 60 10 70 £100—£110 70 30 60 £110—£130 100 30 120 £130—£150 80 10 60 £150—£200 130 50 100 £200 and over 220 50 130 Note: All housing benefit paid to couples has been allocated to the husband.
Source: Family Expenditure Survey 1988.
§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish figures showing the value of the state basic pension for a single person—category A—and a married couple—category A plus category B—as percentages of(a) gross average earnings and (b) average earnings net of income tax and national insurance contribution in 1968, 1978 and each year thereafter.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is in the tables.
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Weekly Retirement Pension (RP) Gross Average Weekly Earnings (GAWE) Net Average Weekly Earnings (NAWE) RP as percentage of GAWE RP as percentage of NAWE November 1983 34.05 147.70 100.40 23.1 33.9 November 1984 35.80 159.60 108.90 22.4 32.9 November 1985 38.30 168.70 115.60 22.7 33.1 July 1986 38.70 176.70 122.60 21.9 31.6 April 1987 39.50 185.50 131.30 21.3 30.1 April 1988 41.15 200.60 144.90 20.5 28.4 April 1989 43.60 217.80 157.20 20.0 27.7 April 1990 46.90 237.20 174.20 19.8 26.9 April 1991 52.00 253.10 186.50 20.5 27.9 Notes: Gross Average Weekly Earnings (GAWE) and Net Average Weekly Earnings (NAWE) are for male manual workers. All dates are uprating dates except 1968 when there was no uprating.
Table 2—Married couple Weekly retirement pension (RP) £ Gross average weekly earnings (GAWE) £ Net average weekly earnings (NAWE) £ RP as percentage GAWE RP as percentage NAWE November 1968 7.30 23.25q 18.05 31.4 40.4 November 1978 31.20 87.40 63.80 35.7 48.9 November 1979 37.30 103.60 77.00 36.0 48.4 November 1980 43.45 118.60 87.40 36.6 49.7 November 1981 47.35 129.50 93.00 36.6 50.9 November 1982 52.55 138.40 98.90 38.0 53.1 November 1983 54.50 147.70 106.20 36.9 51.3 November 1984 57.30 159.60 115.50 35.9 49.6 November 1985 61.30 168.70 122.80 36.3 49.9 July 1986 61.95 176.70 129.90 35.1 47.7 April 1987 63.25 185.50 138.40 34.1 45.7 April 1988 65.90 200.60 152.10 32.9 43.3 April 1989 69.80 217.80 164.80 32.0 42.4 April 1990 75.10 237.20 182.50 31.7 41.2 April 1991 83.25 253.10 194.80 32.9 42.7 Notes:
Gross average weekly earnings (GAWE) and net average weekly earnings (NAWE) are for male manual workers. All dates are uprating dates except 1968 when there was no uprating.