Family Income Supplement

Miss Richardson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of family income supplement for a  one, two, four and six child family as a percentage of (a) gross and (b) net average industrial earnings for each year since 1971. -------
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|1971*|…|…|…|…|
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|1972 |…|…|…|…|
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|1973 |…|…|…|…|
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|1974 |…|…|…|…|
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|1975 |…|…|…|…|
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The following table shows, FIS average payments as a percentage of net income—earnings plus family alowances net of
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|1971    |
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|1972    |
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|1973    |
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|1974    |
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|1975    |
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The figures for net income are based on the assumptions that the families have gross earnings as shown in table 1; are receiving basic tax allowances only; consist of man and wife with:1 child: aged under 11.2 children: both aged under 11.4 children: 2 aged under 11,2 11–15.6 children: 4 aged under 11, 2 11–15.