Household Incomes (Hansard, 19 July 2001)

§ Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what percentage of children have lived in households with incomes(a) below 60 per cent. and (b) below 70 per cent. of median household incomes, before housing costs, in at least three out of the last four years; [4803]

(2) what percentage of children were living in households with income below (a) 40 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (b) 40 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (c) 50 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (d) 50 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (e) 60 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (f) 60 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (g) 50 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (h) 50 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (i) 60 per cent. of the median before housing costs. (j) 60 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (k) 70 per cent. of the median before housing costs and (l) 70 per cent. of the median after housing costs, with the mean and median incomes fixed at 1996–97 levels in real terms; [4805]

(3) what percentage of pensioners in 1999–2000 were living in households with incomes below (a) 40 per cent. of mean household income before, (b) 50 per cent. of mean household income before, (c) 60 per cent. of mean household income before, (d) 40 per cent. of mean household income after, (e) 50 per cent. of mean household income after, (f) 60 per cent. of mean household income after, (g) 50 per cent. of median household income before, (h) 60 per cent. of median household income before, (i) 70 per cent. of median household income before, (j) 50 per cent. of median household income after, (k) 60 per cent. of median household income after and (l) 70 per cent. of median household income after housing costs; [5219]

(4) what percentage of pensioners have had incomes (a) below 60 per cent. and (b) below 70 per cent. of median household incomes, in at least three out of the last four years; [5221]

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(5) what percentage of working age adults lived in households with incomes (a) below 60 per cent. and (b) below 70 per cent. of the median household income in at least three out of the last four years; [5227]

(6) what percentage of pensioners in 1999–2000 were living in households with incomes below (a) 40 per cent. of mean household income before housing costs, (ii) 50 per cent. of mean household income before housing costs, (iii) 60 per cent. of mean household income before housing costs, (iv) 40 per cent. of mean household income after housing costs, (v) 50 per cent. of mean household income after housing costs, (vi) 60 per cent. of mean household income after housing costs, (vii) 50 per cent. of median household income before housing costs, (viii) 60 per cent. of median household income before housing costs, (ix) 70 per cent. of median household income before housing costs, (x) 50 per cent. of median household income after housing costs, (xi) 60 per cent. of median household income after housing costs and (xii) 70 per cent. of median household income after housing costs in each case taking mean and median household income to be 1996–97 values held constant in real terms; [5229]

(7) what percentage of working age adults lived in households with an income below 40 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (b) 50 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (c) 60 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (d) 40 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (e) 50 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (f) 60 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (g) 50 per cent, of the median before housing costs, (h) 60 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (i) 70 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (j) 50 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (k) 60 per cent. of the median after housing costs and (l) 70 per cent. of the median after housing costs in each case using 1996–97 mean and median income held constant in real terms in 1999–2000; [5230]

(8) what percentage of working age adults lived in households with an income below (a) 40 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (b) 50 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (c) 60 per cent. of the mean before housing costs, (d) 40 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (e) 50 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (f) 60 per cent. of the mean after housing costs, (g) 50 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (h) 60 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (i) 70 per cent. of the median before housing costs, (j) 50 per cent. of the median after housing costs, (k) 60 per cent. of the median after housing costs and (1) 70 per cent. of the median after housing costs in 1999–2000. [5231]