asked the Secretary of State for Employment what increase in income would be needed from 1954 to

AVERAGE WEEKLY EXPENDITURE ON GOODS AND SERVICES BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD
						Composition of Household
					Man Living Alone	Man and Woman	Man, Woman and 2 Children	Man, Woman and 4 Children
					£	£	£	£
1953–54	…	…	…	…	6·06	10·15	11·54	11·11
June 1975	…	…	…	…	20·51	34·36	39·08	37·62

In order to maintain the equivalent of the 1953–4 expenditures, net incomes would need to increase by similar amounts. The required increases in gross incomes would depend on the source of the income and other factors in addition to family composition.