APPENDIX 2
Table 1
DOES WORK PAY? INCREASES IN INCOME FOR FAMILIES
WHO ENTER WORK UNDER 2003-04 TAX-BENEFIT POLICIES. ASSUMING NO
CHILDCARE COSTS
|
| Percentage of families by range of income gain
|
| Gain per week | 16 hours @ NMW
| 30hours @ NMW |
16 hours @ £5.50 |
30 hours @ £5.50 |
|
| Under £10 | 4
| neg | 1
| Neg |
| £10-20 | 13
| 1 | 3
| Neg |
| £20-30 | 56
| 1 | 27
| 1 |
| £30-40 | 7
| 3 | 41
| 1 |
| £40-50 | 5
| 22 | 5
| 9 |
| £50-70 | 9
| 45 | 8
| 44 |
| £70-100 | 4
| 14 | 9
| 25 |
| £100-150 | 4
| 11 | 5
| 14 |
| £150+ | neg
| 4 | 1
| 5 |
| All | 100 |
100 | 100
| 100 |
| Mean gain | £34.03
| £67.95 | £43.51
| £76.96 |
| Median gain | £27.66
| £56.31 | £33.66
| £67.61 |
|
Source:
Sutherland H (2002) One-parent families, poverty and labour policy,
London: National Council for One Parent Families.
Table 2
CHILDREN IN ONE-PARENT FAMILIES: THE IMPACT ON POVERTY
RATES OF MEETING THE 70% EMPLOYMENT TARGET FOR LONE PARENTS (2003-04
TAX-BENEFIT POLICIES)
|
| All children in one-parent families
| Children whose parent enters work
|
| Children below the poverty line (AHC) | Number (000)
| % | Number (000)
| % |
|
| Before work entry | 1,550
| 51 | 780
| 90 |
| 70% employment 16 hours @ NMW | 1,230
| 40 | 460
| 53 |
| 30 hours @ NMW | 860
| 28 | 100
| 11 |
| 16 hours @ £5.50 | 1,100
| 36 | 330
| 38 |
| 30 hours @ £5.50 | 840
| 27 | 70
| 8 |
| 63% employment 16 hours @ NMW | 1,310
| 43 | 350
| 54 |
| 30 hours @ NMW | 1,030
| 34 | 70
| 10 |
|
Source:
Sutherland H (2002) One-parent families, poverty and labour policy,
London: National Council for One Parent Families.
|
