To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net income would be of (a) a single parent and (b) a married couple with one earner on one half to two thirds of average earnings, with the same rent payment, assuming that each is entitled to the (i) working tax credit, (ii) the child tax credit, (iii) child benefit, (iv) housing benefit and (v) council tax benefit. (119508)

The net income for both specimen households on one half median earnings, with one child, would be £282 per week.