HC Deb 18 July 1995 vol 263 cc1090-3W
Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the change in real disposable income, by quintile group, including the self-employed, before and after housing costs, following table A1 and appendix 10 of the latest households below average income report; and what was the equivalised income per household in each quintile group, for households with children, in April 1995 prices. [34481]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The information is in the tables.

Numbers of children below fixed income thresholds
Thousands
1979 Actual 1979 Adjusted 1992–93
(b) Below 50 per cent, of 1979 Average Income
Before Housing Costs 1,230 1,150 1,220
After Housing Costs 1,430 3,340 1,910

Notes:

The 1979 adjusted column shows the numbers of children before fixed income thresholds based on grossing the total numbers of children in 1979 to the total number of children in 1992–93. This is done to remove the effect of the change in the total number of children.

All Estimates are subject to sampling error.

Estimates are shown to the nearest 10 thousand.

Ms Corston

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the equivalent monetary value in £ per week at April 1995 prices, following table A2 of the latest households below average income report, in 1979 and 1992–93, before and after housing costs, of the decile means and medians of the two poorest decile groups and the richest decile group, and the total population mean of(a) single adult and couples with (b) no children, (c) one child aged three, (d) one child aged 16, (e) two children aged three and eight, (f) three children aged three, eight and 11 and (g) three children aged 11, 16 and 17 years. [34474]

Money values for the bottom two decile medians, the top decile median and the overall mean for different family types in March 1995 prices (including self employed)
Equivalent monetary values in £s per week Income before housing costs
Group medians
Decile 1 Bottom 10 per cent. Decile 2 10–20 per cent. Decile 10 Top 10 per cent. Total population (mean)
1979
Single adult 55 69 223 121
Couple no children 90 113 366 198
Couple with child aged 3 106 133 432 233
Couple with child aged 16 122 153 498 269
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 127 159 517 279
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 149 187 608 328
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 177 222 722 389
1992–93
Single adult 55 74 350 165
Couple no children 91 122 573 270
Couple with child aged 3 107 144 676 319
Couple with child aged 16 124 166 779 367
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 128 172 808 381
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 151 202 951 448
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 179 240 1,129 532

Note:

The figures in the table show, for the overall UK distribution of equivalised disposable income, decile medians for the bottom, second and top decile, and the mean income. These are expressed in terms of the equivalent monetary amounts for different family types. All estimates are subject to sampling error.

Money values for the bottom two decile medians, the top decile median and the overall mean for different family types in March 1995 prices (including self employed)
Equivalent monetary values in £s per week Income after housing costs
Group medians
Decile 1 Bottom 10 per cent. Decile 2 10–20 per cent. Decile 10 Top 10 per cent. Total population (mean)
1979
Single adult 41 53 177 94
Couple no children 75 96 321 171
Couple with child aged 3 89 113 379 22
Couple with child aged 16 104 133 443 237
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 106 135 453 242
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 126 160 536 286
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 152 194 649 346
1992–93
Single adult 34 53 286 130
Couple no children 62 97 520 236
Couple with child aged 3 73 114 614 278
Couple with child aged 16 86 133 718 326
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 88 136 734 333
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 104 161 869 394
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 126 195 1,051 477

Note:

The figures in the table show, for the overall UK distribution of equivalised disposable income, decile medians for the bottom, second and top decile, and the mean income. These are expressed in terms of the equivalent monetary amounts.

All estimates are subject to sampling error.

Mr. Mitchell

The information is not available in the precise form requested. Such information as is available is in the table. The estimates provided follow those in table A2 of households below average income and show the median of each decile group and the whole population mean. Reliable estimates of means of decile groups are not available.

Monetary amounts are given in March 1995 prices as in table A2 of the latest edition of households below average income to allow comparison. Estimates are for current weekly income and should not be converted into annual amounts.

Money values for the bottom two decile medians, the top decile median and the overall mean for different family types in March 1995 prices (excluding self employed)
Equivalent monetary values in £s per week Income before housing costs
Group medians
Decile 1 Bottom 10 per cent. Decile 2 10–20 per cent. Decile 10 Top 10 per cent. Total population (mean)
1979
Single adult 55 69 217 120
Couple no children 91 113 356 196
Couple with child aged 3 107 133 420 231
Couple with child aged 16 123 154 484 266
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 128 159 502 276
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 151 188 591 325
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 179 223 701 386
1992–93
Single adult 57 75 340 161
Couple no children 94 123 558 264
Couple with child aged 3 111 145 658 312
Couple with child aged 16 128 167 758 360
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 133 173 786 373
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 156 204 926 439
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 186 242 1,099 521

Note:

The figures in the table show, for the overall UK distribution of equivalised disposable income, decile medians for the bottom, second and top decile, and the mean income. These are expressed in terms of the equivalent monetary amounts.

All estimates are subject to sampling error.

Money values for the bottom two decile medians, the top decile median and the overall mean for different family types in March 1995 prices (excluding self employed)
Equivalent monetary values in £s per week Income before housing costs
Group medians
Decile 1 Bottom 10 per cent. Decile 2 10–20 per cent. Decile 10 Top 10 per cent. Total population (mean)
1979
Single adult 42 53 172 94
Couple no children 76 96 313 170
Couple with child aged 3 89 114 369 201
Couple with child aged 16 105 133 432 235
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 107 136 441 240
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 126 161 523 284
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 153 194 632 343
1992–93
Single adult 38 54 275 127
Couple no children 68 98 501 231
Couple with child aged 3 80 115 591 273
Couple with child aged 16 94 135 691 319
Couple with children aged 3 and 8 96 138 706 326
Couple with children aged 3, 8 and 11 114 163 836 386
Couple with children aged 11, 16 and 17 138 198 1,012 467

Note:

The figures in the table show, for the overall UK distribution of equivalised disposable income, decile medians for the bottom, second and top decile, and the mean income. These are expressed in terms of the equivalent monetary amounts.

All estimates are subject to sampling error.