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Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will calculate the second tier pension entitlement under (a) SERPS, (b) the first phase of the State Second Pension and (c) the second phase of the State Second Pension for those earning (i) £15,000, (ii) £17,000 and (iii) £19,000. [78867]
Mr. Timms: The information is in the table.
£ | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Second tier pension entitlement in 2051 | ||||
State Second Pension | ||||
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |||
Annual Earnings | SERPS | Carries on to | Contracted in | Contracted out (16) |
15,000 | 46 | 61 | 50 | 61 |
17,000 | 51 | 63 | 50 | 63 |
19,000 | 54 | 65 | 50 | 65 |
(16) Assumes that an individual contracts out of the State Second Pension and contributes only their rebate to an appropriate personal pension.
Notes:
1. The information is based on the thresholds set out in the Green Paper.
2. It is likely that the upper threshold of £18,500 contained in the Green Paper will be revised upwards following consultation to reflect the policy intention that higher earners should get broadly the same entitlement from phase 1 of State Second Pension as from SERPS.
3. The hypothetical individual in this example is assumed to; begin work at 16 years old in 2002, work for 49 years until retirement, earn the specified amounts in 1998 earnings terms throughout their working life.
4. Only National Insurance rebates are paid into the appropriate personal pension.
5. Real earnings growth is assumed to be 1.5 per cent.
6. Amounts are rounded to the nearest pound.
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Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the level of non-pension saving among those in the £9,000-£18,500 earnings range who are not currently members of an occupational or personal pension scheme. [78866]
Mr. Timms: Data drawn from the 1997-98 Family Resources Survey (GB) suggest that, of those earning between £9,000 and £18,500 in 1997-98 and who, at that time, were not a member of an occupational or personal pension scheme, 40 per cent. had no non-pension saving.
Mr. Shaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Social Fund claimants have reached the limit of £1,000 for a loan. [78807]
Angela Eagle: The information is not available in the format requested. However, in the financial year 1997-98, a total of 9,053 Social Fund loan applications were refused purely because the applicant had reached the loan limit of £1,000. This represents around 1 per cent. of all loan refusals.
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if the definition of earnings used to calculate the level of rebates for stakeholder pensions will include payments of working families tax credit. [78865]
Mr. Timms: No. It is expected that the earnings used for calculating rebates for stakeholder pension schemes will be the same as for other contracted-out pension schemes. Such earnings do not currently include any payment of Family Credit and will not include payments of Working Families Tax Credit when it is introduced.
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many meetings he has had with hon. Members to discuss the Child Support Agency; how many complaints he has received about the Agency since 1 February; and when he plans next to visit the Agency. [79047]
Angela Eagle:
My noble Friend Baroness Hollis of Heigham, the Minister with day to day responsibility for child support, has had a number of meetings with hon. Members to discuss the child support Green Paper proposals. In February 1999 the Child Support Agency received 3,682 complaints from individuals and hon. Members. My Ministerial colleagues and I have received 130 letters from hon. Members over the same period, though not all of these relate to operational issues. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security is planning to visit the Child Support Agency again in the near future.
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Mr. Bradshaw:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the dates of (i) supplementary benefit and (ii) income support for (a) a couple with two children under 11 and (b) a lone parent with one child under 11 (1) in real terms and (2) as a proportion of average earnings at each uprating since 1979. [79054]
Uprating date | Supplementary benefit for a couple both over 18 with 2 children under 11 (£) | Real value (£) | Supplementary benefit as a percentage of earnings |
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November 1979 | 42.20 | 113.89 | 42.0 |
November 1980 | 49.20 | 115.14 | 40.9 |
November 1981 | 53.55 | 111.93 | 40.4 |
November 1982 | 59.20 | 116.45 | 41.6 |
November 1983 | 61.80 | 115.94 | 39.4 |
November 1984 | 64.75 | 115.76 | 38.8 |
November 1985 | 68.05 | 115.36 | 38.1 |
July 1986 | 68.80 | 114.71 | 36.4 |
April 1987 | 70.15 | 112.05 | 35.3 |
Note:
Ordinary scale rates used for married couple with two children aged 5-10. No account has been taken of any additional requirements
Uprating date | Income support for a couple both over 18 with 2 children under 11 (£) | Real value (£) | Income support as a percentage of earnings |
---|---|---|---|
April 1988 | 79.10 | 121.57 | 36.2 |
April 1989 | 84.80 | 120.63 | 35.4 |
April 1990 | 89.65 | 116.52 | 34.1 |
April 1991 | 96.90 | 118.38 | 34.0 |
October 1991 | 97.40 | 117.23 | 32.9 |
April 1992 | 105.00 | 123.00 | 34.5 |
April 1993 | 108.75 | 125.77 | 34.3 |
April 1994 | 113.05 | 127.48 | 34.7 |
April 1995 | 115.15 | 125.66 | 34.2 |
April 1996 | 118.65 | 126.43 | 33.8 |
April 1997 | 121.75 | 126.66 | 33.1 |
April 1998 | 124.65 | 124.65 | 32.4 |
Uprating date | Supplementary benefit for a lone parent with 1 child under 11 (£) | Real value (£) | Supplementary benefit as a percentage of earnings |
---|---|---|---|
November 1979 | 24.55 | 66.25 | 24.4 |
November 1980 | 28.60 | 66.93 | 23.8 |
November 1981 | 31.15 | 65.11 | 23.5 |
November 1982 | 34.45 | 67.77 | 24.2 |
November 1983 | 35.95 | 67.45 | 22.9 |
November 1984 | 37.65 | 67.31 | 22.5 |
November 1985 | 39.60 | 67.13 | 22.1 |
July 1986 | 40.00 | 66.69 | 21.2 |
April 1987 | 40.80 | 65.17 | 20.5 |
Note:
Ordinary scale rates for single person with 1 child aged 5-10. No account has been taken of any additional requirements
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Uprating date | Income support for a lone parent with 1 child under 11 (£) | Real value (£) | Income support as a percentage of earnings |
---|---|---|---|
April 1988 | 54.00 | 82.99 | 24.7 |
April 1989 | 57.05 | 81.16 | 23.8 |
April 1990 | 60.50 | 78.64 | 23.0 |
April 1991 | 65.40 | 79.90 | 23.0 |
October 1991 | 66.40 | 79.92 | 22.5 |
April 1992 | 71.05 | 83.23 | 23.3 |
April 1993 | 73.60 | 85.12 | 23.2 |
April 1994 | 76.50 | 86.26 | 23.5 |
April 1995 | 77.90 | 85.01 | 23.2 |
April 1996 | 80.10 | 85.35 | 22.8 |
April 1997 | 81.80 | 85.10 | 22.3 |
April 1998 | 83.40 | 83.40 | 21.7 |
Notes:
1. Benefit rates shown are applicable at uprating dates.
2. Real values calculated via use of Retail Price Index (all items) produced by the Office for National Statistics.
3. Average Earnings for all employees calculated via the New Earnings Survey and Average Earnings Index as produced by the Office for National Statistics.
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