§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 4 April,Official Report, column 1074, on weekly incomes, if he will update the table to show the position in 1995–96. [23796]
§ Mr. BurtPursuant to the reply by my hon. Friend, the Under-Secretary of State for Social Security of 4 April,Official Report, columns 1074–76, the table reflects changes to tax, national insurance and social security benefits from last April. Rent and council tax are for 1994–95, the latest year for which information is available.
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Weekly income for family types at different hours of work Hours of work Gross earnings Tax and national insurance contributions Take home pay Unemployment benefit Income support Family credit Child benefit Rent Housing benefit Counci tax Council tax benefit Total net income Net income after rent and council tax Married couple— non earning partner 8 28.00 0.00 28.00 62.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 25.98 8.60 7.08 123.64 84.13 16 56.00 0.00 56.00 50.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 15.91 8.60 3.99 125.97 86.46 24 84.00 3.76 80.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 30.91 8.60 8.60 119.75 80.24 Married couple—non earning partner with two children aged 4 and 6 years 8 28.00 0.00 28.00 62.58 10.72 0.00 18.85 36.42 36.42 11.00 11.00 167.57 120.15 16 56.00 0.00 56.00 0.00 0.00 67.90 18.85 36.42 24.98 11.00 7.48 175.21 127.79 24 84.00 3.76 80.24 0.00 0.00 62.83 18.85 36.42 12.52 11.00 3.65 178.09 130.67 Notes:
1. Earnings for 8 hours assumed to represent one days employment. Earnings for 16 hours assumed to represent two days employment.
2. All the examples shown assume take-up of full entitlement to the income-related and contributory benefits that would be most advantageous.
3. All the family types shown are assumed to live in local authority accommodation and be liable for average council tax and local authority rent.
4. Earnings are assumed to be £3.50 per hour.