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Social Wage

Volume 939: debated on Friday 25 November 1977

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the proportion of the social wage received by each of the groups in the Registrar-General's classification of the population; and the value per head in each.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the

A: TAX THRESHOLD AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE MANUAL EARNINGS
YearSingle person percentageMarried couple percentageMarried couple with 2 children aged under 11 percentage
1945–4628·649·885·1
1946–4741·166·6102·9
1947–4841·166·4109·6
1948–4940·164·3106·1
1949–5039·462·8103·2
1950–5137·359·698·0
1951–5233·856·997·5
1952–5335·360·3107·3
1953–5433·356·9101·2
1954–5530·952·793·8
1955–5632·955·299·5
1956–5731·051·993·4
1957–5829·449·188·4
1958–5928·948·386·8
1959–6027·445·782·2
1960–6125·542·676·6
1961–6225·641·673·8
1962–6324·740·271·4
1963–6432·850·584·5
1964–6530·446·778·1
1965–6627·843·071·9
1966–6726·841·569·4
1967–6825·539·466·0
1968–6923·736·657·4
1969–7025·437·456·1
1970–7128·741·057·6

hon. Member for Chingford (Mr. Tebbit) on 15th November.—[Vol. 939, cc. 193–94.]

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of the social wage paid for each of the last five years.

Following is the information requested:

Social Wage: £ per head of the United Kingdom working population
1972–73629
1973–74763
1974–751,053
1975–761,301
1976–771,460
The figure for 1976–77 is provisional.