§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of Slate for Social Security if he will list the number and percentage of individuals in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is being received, by net income of the household adjusted for family size, broken down into equivalised income bands before and after housing costs. [35512]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the table.
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Number and percentage of individuals in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is being received, by decile of the whole UK income distribution, 1992–93 Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs Decile of the whole UK income distribution Number of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received (millions) Percentage of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received Number of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received (millions) Percentage of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received 1 1.5 26 1 18 2 2.2 38 2.1 37 3 2.4 42 2.6 46 4 2.1 37 1.9 33 5 1.6 28 1.7 29 6 1.4 24 1.3 23
Number and percentage of individuals in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is being received, by decile of the whole UK income distribution, 1992–93 Before Housing Costs After Housing Costs Decile of the whole UK income distribution Number of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received (millions) Percentage of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received Number of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received (millions) Percentage of individuals who are in benefit units where at least one contributory benefit is received 7 1.1 20 1.2 21 8 0.9 16 1.0 17 9 0.8 13 0.9 16 10 0.7 11 0.8 15 Total 14.6 26 14.6 26 Notes:
I. Contributory benefits are unemployment benefit, contributory retirement pension, sickness benefit, invalidity benefit, maternity allowance and widow's benefit.
2. A benefit unit is defined as a single adult or a couple, together with any dependent children.
3. Individuals are grouped into deciles using the standard households below average income definition of income—weekly household disposable income adjusted for household size and composition (equivalised). Each decile of the income distribution consists of 5.7 million people.
4. Figures for number of individuals are shown to the nearest 100,000 people. Columns may therefore not sum due to rounding. Percentages are shown to the nearest whole per cent.
5. All estimates are subject to sampling error.
Source:
Information is derived from the 1992–93 households below average income dataset; 1992–93 is the latest period for which information is available. Figures for 1992–93 are for two calendar years' data combined.