§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the number of adults living on an income of less than(a) £5,000, (b) £7,500, (c) £10,000, (d) £15,000, (e) £20,000, (f) £30,000, (g) £35,000, (h) £40,000, (i) £50,000, (j) £75,000, (k) £100,000, (l) £150,000, (m) £200,000, (n) £500,000, (o) £1 million and (p) £10 million in London in each of the last six years for which information is available. [140853]
§ Mr. PondThe information requested is provided for households and is set out in the table.
Number of households with net equivalised income, before housing costs, of less than:
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Number (million) 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 (e) £20,000 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 (f) £30,000 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 (g) £35,000 2.6 2.7. 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 (h) £40,000 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 (i) £50,000 2.8 2,9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 (j) £75,000 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 (k) £100,000 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 (l) £150,000 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 (m) £200,000 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 (n) £500,000 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 (o) £1,000,000 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 (p) £10,000,000 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 Notes:
1. Figures in the table compares reported household incomes uprated by inflation, to equivalent 2001/02 prices, against the income levels (a) to (p).
2. Estimates are for London and are rounded to the nearest 0.1 million.
3. The estimates are sample counts, which have been adjusted for non-response using multipurpose grossing factors that, in the case of the Family Resources Survey, control for tenure, Council Tax band and a number of other variables. Estimates are subject to both sampling error and to variability in non-response. The income measure used is weekly net (disposable) equivalised household income (that is to say income that is adjusted to reflect the composition of the household).
4. Income is adjusted or equivalised to take into account variations in both size and composition of the household. This process reflects the notion that a family of several people needs a higher income than a single person in order for both households to enjoy a comparable standard of living. Incomes of larger families are adjusted downwards and incomes of smaller households adjusted upwards. The equivalence scales used takes a couple with no children as the reference point, and increases relatively the income of single persons households, and reduces relatively the incomes of households with larger consumption capabilities.
5. The estimates are presented on a Before Housing Costs (BHC) basis. Figures are provided including the self-employed
Source:
Family Resources Survey (FRS).