§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to her answer of 21 January 1998,Official Report, columns 565–66, how many higher-rate taxpayers have children aged (a) under five years, (b) from five to 10 years, (c) 11 to 16 years and (d) 17 years and over. [44323]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyAn estimate for 1998–99 from the 1995–96 Family Resources Survey-based Policy Simulation Model suggests there are 350,000 higher rate taxpayers with children aged under 5 years, 435,000 higher rate taxpayers with children aged five to 10 years, 420,000 higher rate taxpayers with children aged 11 to 16 years, and 110,000 higher rate taxpayers with children aged 17 years and over.
Notes:
- 1. The estimates show how many benefit units with at least one higher rate taxpayer have at least one child in each of the age categories. However, these figures cannot be added up to give the total number of higher rate taxpayers with children since a number of these families have two or more children of differing ages and so will be represented in more than one category.
402 - 2. The estimates should be treated with some caution as they are based on survey data which use current weekly income to model tax liability which may not accurately represent current annual tax liabilities. Estimates may also be influenced by sampling error and response rates.