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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, if inflation continues at a steady rate of 16½ per cent. for the next three years and invalidity benefit is uprated by 11½ Per cent. in 1981 and 1982, what income tax would be paid by (a) a single person, (b) a married couple whose sole income consisted of (i) invalidity pension alone,
| INCOME TAX PAYABLE | ||||||
| 1981–82 TAX YEAR | ||||||
| Uprating as: | ||||||
| 11½ per cent. | 16½ per cent. | |||||
| Single | Married | Single | Married | |||
| Invalidity pension only | … | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| With lower invalidity allowance | … | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| With middle invalidity allowance | … | … | 0 | 0 | 25·74 | 24·33 |
| With higher invalidity allowance | … | … | 28·56 | 11·64 | 60·39 | 58·98 |
| 1982–83 TAX YEAR | ||||||
| Uprating as: | ||||||
| 11½ per cent. | 16½ per cent. | |||||
| Single | Married | Single | Married | |||
| Invalidity pension only | … | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| With lower invalidity allowance | … | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| With middle invalidity allowance | … | … | 0 | 0 | 28·62 | 26·25 |
| With higher invalidity allowance | … | … | 6·15 | 0 | 69·00 | 66·63 |