To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the guaranteed weekly income for working households of (a) a single individual, (b) a couple with no children, (c) a couple with (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three children and (d) a single person with (A) one, (B) two and (C) three children was in (1) 1997 and (2) at the most recent date for which information is available. (232406)

Minimum income guarantees for in-work families have only existed since 1999, when they came into existence as a result of the introduction of the national minimum wage. Table 4.1 of the 2008 Budget document sets out the relevant figures for April 1999 and October 2008.