HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 c384W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) families and (b) individuals have gained from tax and benefit changes since 1997; and on average by how much. [98256]

Dawn Primarolo

As a result of tax and benefit changes introduced since 1997, by 2003–04 households with children will be, on average, £1,200 per year better off. Some 6.4 million households with children will be better off.

By 2003–04, all households will be £740 per year better off on average as a result of measures introduced since 1997. Each adult will be £440 per year better off on average. There are nearly 35 million adults in households that will be better off as a result of measures introduced since 1997.