§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the weekly income of(a) a single person aged 25 years or over, (b) a married couple with a non-earning partner and (c) a married couple with a non-earning partner with two children aged four and six years when the person in work was employed for (i) 16 hours and (ii) 40 hours a week at (1) £2.50 an hour, (2) £3 an hour, (3) £3.50 an hour, (4) £4 an hour and (5) £4.15 an hour, assuming full take-up of benefits and assuming that they lived in local authority accommodation paying average council tax and local authority rent. [25045]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the tables.
From July, families working 30 or more hours per week will be entitled to an extra £10 family credit A new benefit to provide help to couples and single people without children in low-paid work of 16 or more hours per week is to be piloted from October 1996.
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Married couple—Non earning partner £ Hours Worked Rate per hour Gross earnings Tax and N.I. Contributions Take home pay Unemployment benefit Income support Family credit Child Benefit Rent Rent Rebate Council tax Council tax benefit Total net income Net income after rent and Council tax Net income after rent and Council tax if no UB entitlement 40 3.50 140.00 19.37 120.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 6.45 8.60 1.07 128.15 88.64 — 40 4.00 160.00 26.37 133.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 0.00 8.60 0.00 133.63 94.12 — 40 4.15 166.00 28.47 137.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.91 0.00 8.60 0.00 137.53 98.02 — Notes:
1. Earnings for 16 hours assumed to represent two days employment.
2. All the examples shown assume take-up of full entitlement to 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 countil tax and local authority rent.
4. Benefit Rates reflect increases from April 1995—apart from rent and council tax which remains at April 1994 rates.
Married couple—non earning partner with two children aged 4 and 6 years Hours Worked Rate per hour Gross earnings Tax and N.I. Contributions Take home pay Unemployment benefit Income support Family credit Child Benefit Rent Rent Rebate Council tax Council tax benefit Total net income Net income after rent and Council tax 16 £2.50 40.00 0.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 67.90 18.85 36.42 35.38 11.00 10.68 172.81 125.39 16 £3.00 48.00 0.00 48.00 0.00 0.00 67.90 18.85 36.42 30.18 11.00 9.08 174.01 126.59 16 £3.50 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 16 £4.00 64.00 1.76 62.24 0.00 0.00 67.90 18.85 36.42 20.92 11.00 6.23 176.14 128.72 16 £4.15 66.40 2.00 64.40 0.00 0.00 67.90 18.85 36.42 19.52 11.00 5.80 176.47 129.05 40 £2.50 100.00 6.84 93.16 0.00 0.00 53.79 18.85 36.42 10.00 11.00 2.87 178.67 131.25 40 £3.00 120.00 12.84 107.16 0.00 0.00 43.99 18.85 36.42 7.27 11.00 2.03 179.30 131.88 40 £3.50 140.00 19.37 120.63 0.00 0.00 34.56 18.85 36.42 4.64 11.00 1.22 179.90 132.48 40 £4.00 160.00 26.37 133.63 0.00 0.00 25.46 18.85 36.42 2.11 11.00 0.44 180.49 133.07 40 £4.15 166.00 28.47 137.53 0.00 0.00 22.73 18.85 36.42 1.35 11.00 0.21 180.67 133.25 Notes:
1. 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. Benefit Rates reflect increases from April 1995—apart from rent and council tax which remain at April 1994 rates.