Written Question · S2W-28498 · Session 2
What the median individual income figure is in (a) Scotland and (b) each (i) parliamentary region, (ii) local enterprise company area, (iii…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the median individual income figure is in (a) Scotland and (b) each (i) parliamentary region, (ii) local enterprise company area, (iii) local authority area, (iv) parliamentary constituency and (v) Scottish Westminster parliamentary constituency.
The answer
The following table presentsthe median individual income estimates for Scotland based on the Family ResourcesSurvey. Sub-Scotland income estimates are not available.
Table: Median IndividualWeekly Income for Scotland, 2002-03 to 2004-051
|
| £ Per Week
Median
Total Individual Income
| Net Individual Income
| Disposable Individual Income
217
| 195
| 157
Source: Individual incomes, Departmentfor Work and Pensions.
Notes:
1. Three year rolling years havebeen used due to small sample sizes
TotalIndividual Income is equal to gross income, defined as income from all sources receivedby an individual, plus tax credits.
NetIndividual Income includes tax credits, but deducts National Insurance contributionsand
incometax payments from gross income.
DisposableIndividual Income includes Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and property incomefrom letting and sub-letting (apportioned across household adults where appropriate),and deducts National Insurance contributions, income tax payments, childcare costs,travel to work costs, parental contributions to students living away from home,maintenance and child support payments (which are deducted from the income of theperson making the payment), and housing costs (including Council Tax, all costsapportioned across household adults where appropriate).
A number of items of income areexcluded from individual income, either because they are shared receipts or costswhich can not be readily assigned to an individual.
Table: Median IndividualWeekly Income for Scotland, 2002-03 to 2004-051
|
| £ Per Week
Median
Total Individual Income
| Net Individual Income
| Disposable Individual Income
217
| 195
| 157
Source: Individual incomes, Departmentfor Work and Pensions.
Notes:
1. Three year rolling years havebeen used due to small sample sizes
TotalIndividual Income is equal to gross income, defined as income from all sources receivedby an individual, plus tax credits.
NetIndividual Income includes tax credits, but deducts National Insurance contributionsand
incometax payments from gross income.
DisposableIndividual Income includes Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and property incomefrom letting and sub-letting (apportioned across household adults where appropriate),and deducts National Insurance contributions, income tax payments, childcare costs,travel to work costs, parental contributions to students living away from home,maintenance and child support payments (which are deducted from the income of theperson making the payment), and housing costs (including Council Tax, all costsapportioned across household adults where appropriate).
A number of items of income areexcluded from individual income, either because they are shared receipts or costswhich can not be readily assigned to an individual.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-28498 by reference.