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Poverty: Children
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of children were living in working households earning less than 60 per cent. of the median income in each year since 1997. [211138]
Mr. Timms: The information is in the following table.
| Number and proportion of all children living in working households below 60 per cent. contemporary median household income | ||||
| Before housing costs | After housing costs | |||
| Coverage | Number (millions) | Percentage of all children | Number (millions) | Percentage of all children |
| Notes: 1. These statistics are based on households below average income data which is sourced from the Family Resources Survey. 2. The reference period for households below average income figures is single financial years. 3. The income measures used to derive the estimates shown employ the same methodology as the Department for Work and Pensions publication ‘Households Below Average Income’ (HBAI) series, which uses disposable household income, adjusted (or “equivalised”) for household size and composition, as an income measure as a proxy for standard of living. 4. Net incomes have been used to answer the question. This includes earnings from employment and self-employment, state support, income from occupational and private pensions, investment income and other sources. Income tax payments, national insurance contributions, council tax/domestic rates and some other payments are deducted from incomes. 5. The figures are based on OECD equalisation factors. 6. Figures have been presented on both a before housing cost and after housing cost basis. For before housing cost, housing costs (such as rent, water rates, mortgage interest payments, structural insurance payments and ground rent and service charges) are not deducted from income, while for after housing cost they are. This means that after housing cost incomes will generally be lower than before housing cost. 7. Numbers of children have been rounded to the nearest 100,000 children, while proportions of children have been rounded to the nearest percentage point. 8. Small changes should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response. 9. A working household has been defined as a household where at least one adult is in work. 10 Families are defined as a single adult or couple living as married and any dependent children, including same sex couples (civil partners and cohabitees) from January 2006. A household is made up of one or more families. Source: Households Below Average Income, DWP | ||||
Social Security Benefits
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many extra-statutory payments due to a loss of statutory entitlement were made by (a) his Department, (b) the Child Support Agency, (c) Jobcentre or Jobcentre Plus, (d) the Disability and Carers Service, (e) the Pension Service, (f) the Rent Service and (g) the Debt Management Service was in each year since 1997; and what the (i) average value and (ii) total amount of payments in each year was. [205478]
Mr. Plaskitt: The Department is focused on providing high standards of customer service and seeks to provide rapid and satisfactory resolution of any customer complaints. In the event that departmental error or delay may have an adverse effect on a customer, the Department operates a discretionary scheme providing financial redress.
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.
Extra statutory payments due to loss of statutory entitlement:
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many ex-gratia payments due to (a) delay and (b) actual financial loss were made by (i) his Department, (ii) the Child Support Agency, (iii) Jobcentre or Jobcentre Plus, (iv) the Disability and Carers Service, (v) the Pension Service, (vi) the Rent Service and (vii) the Debt Management Service in each year since 1997; and what the (A) average value and (B) total amount of each type of payment made in each year was. [205479]
Mr. Plaskitt: The Department is focused on providing high standards of customer service and seeks to provide rapid and satisfactory resolution of any customer complaints. In the event that departmental error or delay may have an adverse effect on a customer, the Department operates a discretionary scheme providing financial redress.
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following tables.
Ex-gratia payments due to delay:
| Payments | Amount (£) | Average (£) | |
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