HL Deb 20 January 2000 vol 608 cc162-4WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the level of Income Support expressed as a percentage of average earnings; and how this figure has changed since 1988. [HL487]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Examples of Income Support rates expressed as a percentage of average earnings are provided in the following table.

Income Support Rates as a Percentage of Average Earnings
Date of uprating Rate of Income Support £pw Rate as a percentage of average earnings %age
Single person aged 18–24
April 1988 26.05 11.91
April 1989 27.40 11.43
April 1990 28.80 10.94
April 1991 31.15 10.94
October 1991 31.40 10.70
April 1992 33.60 11.02
April 1993 34.80 10.97
April 1994 36.15 11.09
April 1995 36.80 10.90
April 1996 37.90 10.78
April 1997 38.90 10.58
April 1998 39.85 10.36
April 1999 40.70 10.15
Single person over 25
April 1988 33.40 15.29
April 1989 34.90 14.56
April 1990 36.70 13.95
April 1991 39.65 13.93
April 1992 42.45 13.93
April 1993 44.00 13.87
April 1994 45.70 14.01
April 1995 46.50 13.77
April 1996 47.90 13.63
April 1997 49.15 13.37
April 1998 50.35 13.09
April 1999 51.4 12.82
Single parent with 1 child under 11
April 1988 54.00 24.69
April 1989 57.05 23.79
April 1990 60.50 22.99
April 1991 65.40 22.97
October 1991 66.40 22.62
April 1992 71.05 23.31
April 1993 73.60 23.20
April 1994 76.50 23.46
April 1995 77.90 23.07
April 1996 80.10 22.79
April 1997 81.80 22.25
April 1998 83.40 21.69
April 1999 87.35 21.78

Income Support Rates as a Percentage of Average Earnings
Date of uprating Rate of Income Support £ p w Rate as a percentage of average earnings %age
Couple (one or both aged 18 or over with no children)
April 1988 51.45 23.56
April 1989 54.80 22.86
April 1990 57.60 21.89
April 1991 62.25 21.87
April 1992 66.60 21.85
April 1993 69.00 21.75
April 1994 71.70 21.99
April 1995 73.00 21.62
April 1996 75.20 21.39
April 1997 77.15 20.99
April 1998 79.00 20.55
April 1999 80.65 20.11
Couple with 1 child under 11
April 1988 68.35 31.25
April 1989 73.05 30.46
April 1990 77.30 29.37
April 1991 83.55 29.35
October 1991 84.55 28.81
April 1992 90.45 29.68
April 1993 93.70 29.53
April 1994 97.40 29.87
April 1995 99.20 29.38
April 1996 102.20 29.08
April 1997 104.85 28.52
April 1998 107.35 27.92
April 1999 114.75 28.62
Couple with 2 children under 11
April 1988 79.10 36.17
April 1989 84.80 35.36
April 1990 89.65 34.06
April 1991 96.90 34.04
October 1991 98.15 33.44
April 1992 105.00 34.45
April 1993 108.75 34.27
April 1994 113.05 34.67
April 1995 115.15 34.11
April 1996 118.65 33.76
April 1997 121.75 33.12
April 1998 124.65 32.42
April 1999 134.95 33.65
Couple with 2 children aged Band 16
April 1988 93.10 42.57
April 1989 99.45 41.47
April 1990 105.10 39.93
April 1991 113.60 39.90
October 1991 114.85 39.13
April 1992 122.85 40.31
April 1993 127.25 40.10
April 1994 132.25 40.56
April 1995 134.65 39.88
April 1996 138.70 39.46
April 1997 142.30 38.71
April 1998 145.70 37.89
April 1999 151.40 37.76