HC Deb 21 January 1994 vol 235 cc897-8W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) families, (b) pensioners and (c) children were living in poverty in Durham in each of the last 14 years.

Single waged married couple with two children aged 4 and 6 Earnings and benefits as at April 1994
Gross earnings Tax National Insurance contributions Take home pay Family credit Child benefit Rent Rent rebate Council lax Council tax benefit Total net income Net income after rent and council tax
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
60.00 0.00 1.44 58.56 66.70 18.45 32.54 19.11 10.35 6.22 169.04 126.15
70.00 0.00 2.44 67.56 66.70 18.45 32.54 13.26 10.35 4.42 170.39 127.60
80.00 0.00 3.44 76.56 63.30 18.45 32.54 9.62 10.35 3.30 171.23 128.34
90.00 0.00 4.44 85.56 57.00 18.45 32.54 7.87 10.35 2.76 171.64 128.75
100.00 0.13 5.44 94.43 50.79 18.45 32.54 6.14 10.35 2.23 172.04 129.15
110.00 2.13 6.44 101.43 45.89 18.45 32.54 4.77 10.35 1.81 172.35 129.46
120.00 4.13 7.44 108.43 40.99 18.45 32.54 3.41 10.35 1.39 172.67 129.78
130.00 6.44 8.44 115.12 36.30 18.45 32.54 2.10 10.35 0.98 172.95 130.06
140.00 8.94 9.44 121.62 31.75 18.45 32.54 0.83 10.35 0.59 173.24 130.35
150.00 11.44 10.44 128.12 27.20 18.45 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.20 173.97 131.08
160.00 13.94 11.44 134.62 22.65 18.45 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 175.72 132.83
170.00 16.44 12.44 141.12 18.10 18.45 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 177.67 134.78

Single waged married couple with three children aged 3, 8 and 11 Earnings and benefits as at April 1994
Gross earnings Tax National Insurance contributions Take home pay Family credit Child benefit Rent Rent rebate Council tax Council tax benefit Total net income Net income after rent and council tax
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
60.00 0.00 1.44 58.56 85.25 26.70 32.54 16.64 10.35 5.46 192.61 149.72
70.00 0.00 2.44 67.56 85.25 26.70 32.54 10.79 10.35 3.66 193.96 151.07
80.00 0.00 3.44 76.56 81.85 26.70 32.54 7.15 10.35 2.54 194.80 151.91
90.00 0.00 4.44 85.56 75.56 26.70 32.54 5.40 10.35 2.00 195.21 152.32
100.00 0.13 5.44 94.43 69.34 26.70 32.54 3.67 10.35 1.47 195.61 152.72
110.00 2.13 6.44 101.43 64.44 26.70 32.54 2.30 10.35 1.05 195.92 153.03
120.00 4.13 7.44 108.43 59.54 26.70 32.54 0.94 10.35 0.63 196.24 153.35
130.00 6.44 8.44 115.12 54.85 26.70 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.22 196.89 154.00
140.00 8.94 9.44 121.62 50.30 26.70 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 196.62 155.73
150.00 11.44 10.44 128.12 45.75 26.70 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 200.57 157.68
160.00 13.94 11.44 134.62 41.20 26.70 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 202.52 159.83
170.00 16.44 12.44 141.12 36.65 26.70 32.54 0.00 10.35 0.00 204.47 161.58

Note:

Benefit rates for April 1994 are shown, rent and council tax values for 1993 have been used as the values for 1994 are not yet known.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish tables, similar to those in his

Mr. Burt

Statistics on patterns of household disposable income, for the United Kingdom as a whole, are provided in "Households Below Average Income 1979—1990–91", published in June 1993, a copy of which is in the Library. Information is not available on a regional basis.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are currently without accommodation and claiming income support in Durham.

Mr. Burt

The information is not available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.