§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the real terms cash value of the 62 per cent. increase in income between 1987 and 1993 for the top 10 per cent. of earners shown in appendix 10 of the latest Households Below Average Income statistics. [30381]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the table. The 62 per cent. increase in income is between 1979 and 1992–93 for the top 10 per cent. of incomes after housing costs.
Median equivalised income of the top 10 per cent. of the UK income distribution after housing costs in March 1995 prices 1979 1992–93 Increase from 1979 to 1992–93 Equivalised income (£ per week) 321 520 199 Notes:
1. Income is equivalised to allow meaningful comparisons between the incomes of households of different sizes and composition. The income values here represent the cash amounts (adjusted only for inflation) for a couple with no children. Appendix 4 of HBAI contains further information.
2. 1992–93 is the amalgamation of the calendar years 1992 and 1993.
3. Income after housing costs is defined in appendix 2 of HBAI.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the figures for real income changes referred to in table A2 of the latest Households Below Average Incomes statistics, including self-employed earners both before and after housing costs. [30383]
§ Mr. BurtThe real income changes in table A2 of the latest households below average income are presented as percentage changes in table A1 of HBAI. Absolute income changes can be obtained by subtracting the 1979 income values from the 1992–93 values in table A2.