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Mrs. Wise
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the proposed family credit ceilings in 1996–97 for a family with (a) one child aged under five years, (b) two children aged under 11 years, (c) two children aged over 11 years, (d) three children aged under 11 years, (e) three children age over 11 years and (f) two children under 11 years and two children aged over 11 years. [8158]
Mr. Roger Evans
At the new benefit levels proposed for April 1996, the family credit ceilings represented by the highest amount of net earnings and other relevant income, including child benefit, a family can have and still qualify for family credit at the minimum payment of 50p will be as follows:
Parent working 16 to 29 hours per week £ | Parent working 30 hours or more per week £ | |
Family with one child under five years | 168.43 | 183.14 |
Family with two children under 11 | 194.01 | 208.73 |
Family with two children over 11 (but under 16) | 216.01 | 230.73 |
Family with three children under 11 | 219.60 | 234.31 |
Family with three children over 11 (but under 16) | 252.60 | 267.31 |
Family with two children under 11 and two children over 11 (but under 16) | 267.19 | 281.90 |