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<p>The figures in HL15607 were shown in cash terms. The table below shows the same
table in April 2019 prices, adjusted using the Consumer Prices Index and rounded to
the nearest £5.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Total take-home pay, Child Benefit, and tax
credits in April 2019 prices for a family with two adults, one of whom is aged 25
or over and works 35 hours per week and receives the National Minimum Wage or National
Living Wage</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£ per annum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>19,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>20,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>20,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>20,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>20,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The table above is true for a family with a particular set of circumstances.
On average real household disposable income per person is 6.7% higher than at the
start of 2010 – meaning people have more money to spend than they did in 2010. Since
unemployment has fallen 48% since 2010, families are also significantly more likely
to have at least one person in work now than in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The government
has introduced policies to increase take home pay since 2010 including;</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Increasing
the Work Allowance in Universal Credit by £1000 from April 2019. This would provide
up to an additional £630 per year for households with children and for people with
disabilities;</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Doubling the amount of free childcare available
to working parents of 3 and 4 year olds, saving families using the full 30 hours around
£5,000 per year. This is in combination with increasing the amount that working families
can claim back in childcare to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month
under UC, compared to 70% on the legacy system. For families with two children this
could be worth up to £13,000 a year;</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Increasing the
Marriage Allowance from £1,190 in 2018-19 to £1,250 in 2019-20. The benefit is therefore
worth up to £250 in 2019-20. It will continue to increase each time the Personal Allowance
is increased.</p></li></ul>
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