Annex 2
SUMMARY BUDGETS: LONE MOTHERS IN PAID WORK
Boy aged 10 years, girl aged 4 years
Local authority tenants October 2000 prices,
£ week
| Work situation |
1 full-time earner | 1 part-time earner *
|
|
| A. Budget standard costs |
| |
| Food (with alcohol) | 38.00
| 38.00 |
| Food (without alcohol) | 38.71
| 38.71 |
| Clothing | 20.37 | 20.37
|
| Personal care | 3.59 | 3.59
|
| Household goods | 15.26 |
15.26 |
| Household services | 4.84 |
4.84 |
| Leisure | 20.84 | 20.84
|
| B. Variable costs |
| |
| Housing (of which Rent £48.47)
| 51.76 | 51.76 |
| Council tax | 8.29 | 8.29
|
| Fuel | 12.21 | 12.21
|
| Transport (no car) | 4.94 |
4.94 |
| NHS charges | 0.03 | 0.03
|
| Insurance/pension contributions | 1.66
| 1.66 |
| Debts/fines/maintenance orders | 0.00
| 0.00 |
| Job-related costs | 99.13 |
45.56 |
| of which childcare: boy | 64.21
| 29.30 |
| girl | 25.13 | 7.09
|
| Seeking work costs | 0.00 |
0.00 |
| Pets | 3.39 | 3.39
|
| Alcohol | 4.13 | 4.13
|
| Tobacco | 0.00 | 0.00
|
| Charitable donations | 0.71
| 0.71 |
| LCA total costs including alcohol |
289.15 | 235.58 |
| LCA total costs excluding alcohol | 285.73
| 232.16 |
|
| | |
* 17 hours a week
Family Budget Unit, January 2001
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