§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate is provided by his Department's Family Resources Survey of the number of couples, married or unmarried, with at least one dependent child where both partners are in paid employment or self-employment, each earning less than £34,000 per annum and whose combined income is in excess of(a) £38,000, (b) £40,000, (c) £45,000 and (d) £50,000. [159446]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 27 April 2001]: The information is in the table.
The number of couples, with at least one dependent child where both partners are in paid employment, each earning less than £34.000 per annum and whose combined income from earnings are in excess of the following specified levels Combined earnings in excess of: Number of couples (£ per annum) (Million) 38,000 0.4 40,000 0.3 45,000 0.2 50,000 0.1 Notes:
1. Earnings are defined as gross payment for full-time, part-time employment and/or self-employment. The estimates of the number of couples are cumulatively above the specified earnings level and therefore should not be summed.
2. All figures are estimates and are derived from the FRS. The FRS does not include Northern Ireland, and 1998–99 is the latest year for which data are available.
3. The estimates are sample counts, which have been adjusted for non-response using multipurpose grossing factors that control for region, Council Tax band and a number of other demographic variables. Estimates are subject to both sampling error and to variability in non-response. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 100,000.
Source:
Family Resources Survey (FRS) 1998–99