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Mr. Walter Johnson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in percentage terms in the take-home pay of a married man with two children under 16 years, who earns £70, £80, £90 and £100 per week, respectively, as a result of Budget changes from April 1977 to the present.
Mr. Robert Sheldon,
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th June 1978], gave the following information:A comparison in terms of take-home pay is affected by the change to child benefits, and a comparison in terms of net income is more appropriate. The following figures, based on a comparison of the net income including family allowance in March 1977—the Budget date in that year—with the present net income including child benefit, give complete details:
| Net income in March 1977 | Total of subsequent changes | Net income after the 1978 Budget | ||||||||||||
| Weekly Earnings | Take Home Pay | Family Allowance | Total | Decrease in tax | Increase in NIC | Increase in Family Allowance Child Benefit | Take Home Pay | Child Benefit | Total | Percentage increase in net income | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Per cent. | |||||
| £70 | … | … | … | … | 52·40 | 1·50 | 53·90 | 2·85 | 0·50 | 3·10 | 54·75 | 4·60 | 59·35 | 10·1 |
| £80 | … | … | … | … | 58·35 | 1·50 | 59·85 | 2·95 | 0·60 | 3·10 | 60·70 | 4·60 | 65·30 | 9·1 |
| £90 | … | … | … | … | 64·30 | 1·50 | 65·80 | 3·05 | 0·70 | 3·10 | 66·65 | 4·60 | 71·25 | 8·3 |
| £100 | … | … | … | … | 70·45 | 1·50 | 71·95 | 3·15 | 1·00 | 3·10 | 72·60 | 4·60 | 77·20 | 7·3 |
| The figures take account of the Budget proposals but not the subsequent amendments made in Committee. | ||||||||||||||
| It has been assumed that the children are aged between 11 and 16 years. | ||||||||||||||