§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate his Department has made of the number of dependent children with United Kingdom citizenship who may no longer qualify for benefit as a result of the changes in social security regulations dealing with the criterion of habitual residence; and if he will make a statement. [27823]
Less than £58.001 pw £58–£104.99 pw £105–£149.99 pw £150–£204.99 pw £205–£439.99 pw £440+ pw Full year nil 75 115 245 1,395 1,085 First year nil 65 105 220 1,250 970 1 The current lower earnings limit is £58.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the revenue which would be raised by charging employers' national insurance contributions at 20 per cent. for weekly incomes in excess of £1,000. [28145]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe additional revenue is estimated at £1.65 billion in a full year.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the cost of abolishing employers' national insurance contributions for employees on weekly earnings of up to and including £204.99. [28146]
§ Mr. ArbuthnotThe estimated cost is £2.5 billion in a full year.
§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the annual cost to the Exchequer of raising the starting point for paying employee national insurance contributions to the
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§ Mr. Roger EvansDependent children are not entitled to income support, housing benefit or council tax benefit in their own right. No estimate has been made of the number of adult claimants with such dependent children who are not entitled to these benefits because they do not satisfy the habitual residence criteria.