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Median income and the rate of income growth for the bottom 10 per cent., the top 10 per cent., the bottom 20 per cent. and the top 20 per cent. of the After Housing Costs (AHC) income distribution are presented in the following tables in 2004-05 prices from 1979 to 2004-05:
| Bottom 10 per cent. (AHC) | Top 10 per cent. (AHC) | Bottom 20 per cent. (AHC) | Top 20 per cent. (AHC) | |||||
| Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | |
| Source: Family Expenditure Survey. | ||||||||
| Bottom 10 per cent. (AHC) | Top 10 per cent. (AHC) | Bottom 20 per cent. (AHC) | Top 20 per cent. (AHC) | |||||
| Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | Median Income | Annualised growth (Percentage) | |
| Source: Family Resources Survey | ||||||||
Income growth for the bottom 10 per cent, the top 10 per cent., the bottom 20 per cent. and the top 20 per cent. of the Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs income distributions between 1979 and 1995-97 and 1994-95 and 2004-05:
| Percentage | ||||
| 1979 to 1995-97 | Bottom 10 per cent. | Top 10 per cent. | Bottom 20 per cent. | Top 20 per cent. |
| Source: The Family Expenditure Survey (FES) | ||||
| Percentage | ||||
| 1994-95 to 2004-05 | Bottom 10 per cent. | Top 10 per cent. | Bottom 20 per cent. | Top 20 per cent. |
| Notes to all tables: 1. The groupings Bottom 10 per cent., Top 10 per cent., Bottom 20 per cent. and Top 20 per cent. of the Before Housing Costs and After Housing Costs income distributions are consistent with DWP's National Statistics' series, Households Below Average Income (HBAI). It is presented in this manner to be consistent with HBAI. The Bottom 10 per cent. relates to individuals in households with the lowest 10 per cent. of equivalised household income. 2. Real income growth is represented by the percentage change in decile or quintile income medians that have been adjusted for inflation. Year on year growth estimates are volatile. 3. Comparisons for the bottom decile should be treated with particular caution. Decile medians for the bottom 10 per cent. are more volatile as they are affected to a greater extent by fluctuations in households reporting very low incomes. 4. The Family Expenditure Survey (FES) data covers selected years from 1979 until 1995-97 where information is available. The Family Resources Survey (FRS) data is for all financial years 1994-95 until 2004-05. 5. Comparisons of estimates between the two sources should be treated carefully: FES figures are for the United Kingdom, FRS figures are for Great Britain; The reference period for FRS figures is single financial years. FES figures are single calendar years in 1979, 1981 and 1987, two combined calendar years from 1988-89 to1992-93 and two financial years combined from 1993-95 to 1995-97; The FRS was established by the then Department of Social Security in order to meet the Department's analytical demands; A review, available on the internet, into the differences in income values between the two surveys concluded that the differences in monetary value estimates across surveys were too large to justify publishing direct comparisons. Furthermore, large fluctuations in the difference between surveys for overlapping years mean that a spliced time series may be no more accurate than the unadjusted series. 6. Page 5 of the Child Poverty Progress Report showed growth by quintiles AHC and much higher growth for Q1 than Q5. This is borne out in this PQ. However, BHC progress was only slightly better for the bottom quintile than the top quintile. Source: The Family Resources Survey (FRS) | ||||
Innovative Financing for Development
John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his written statement of 2 March 2006, Official Report, column 29WS, on Innovative Financing for Development, how the money committed by the UK for HIV/AIDS over the next three years is planned to be spent. [75147]
Ed Balls: The UK Government will increase funding for AIDS related work in the developing world and spend at least £1.5 billion from 2005-06 to 2007-08.
These resources will: (i) fund action that prioritises women, young people and vulnerable groups, and focuses on human rights; (ii) ensure that the UK spends at least £150 million on programmes to meet the needs of orphans and other children, particularly those in Africa, made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS; (iii) double UK funding for the Global Fund over the next three years; (iv) provide £36 million to UNAIDS over the next four years to support its global leadership; and (v) provide £80 million to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) over the next four years to support its HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health work with women.
The “Taking Action Strategy” (which can be found at the following address: www.dfid.gov.uk/Pubs/files/hivaidstakingaction.pdf) outlines the UK’s approach to tackling HIV and AIDS in the developing world over this three-year period.
John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written statement of 2 March 2006, Official Report, column 29WS, on Innovative Financing for Development, what financial contribution the UK will make to the Drug Purchase Facility; and when such financial support will begin. [75166]
Ed Balls: The UK recognises the importance of long-term predictable finance on a significant scale to meet the challenge of the purchase of drugs for tackling HIV/AIDS and other diseases. As agreed at the Paris conference in March, the UK supports the International Drug Purchase Facility (IDPF) and is working with international partners on the details of the initiative.
As the detailed technical structure of the IDPF is still under discussion, it is not yet possible for the UK to determine the size or timing of a contribution. However, the UK is fully committed to working closely with international partners in the coming months to develop a strong initiative that works effectively and complementarily with existing organisations and institutions in the global health field.
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