How changes would affect a single-earner couple or lone parent (with two children) working 35 hours a week on the minimum wage
Child benefit | Net earnings | Tax credit
£4,753
£15,120
£1,828
£8,132
£13,693
£1,914
£8,504
£11,401
£1,794
£21,700
£23,738
£21,699
With changes applied
2020-21
With no policy change*
2015-16
Net income
Net earnings helped by move to
national living wage and increased
personal tax allowance
How changes would affect a single-earner couple or lone parent (with two children) working 35 hours a week on the minimum wage
Child benefit | Net earnings | Tax credit
£4,753
£15,120
£1,828
£8,132
£13,693
£1,914
£8,504
£11,401
£1,794
£21,700
£23,738
£21,699
With policy changes applied
2020-21
With no policy change*
2015-16
Net income
Net earnings helped by move to
national living wage and increased
personal tax allowance
How changes would affect a single-earner couple or lone parent (with two children) working 35 hours a week on the minimum wage
Child benefit | Net earnings | Tax credit
£4,753
£15,120
£1,828
£8,132
£13,693
£1,914
£8,504
£11,401
£1,794
£21,700
£23,738
£21,699
With policy changes applied
2020-21
With no policy change*
2015-16
Net income
Net earnings helped by move to national living wage
and increased personal tax allowance
How changes would affect a single-earner couple or lone parent (with two children) working 35 hours a week on the minimum wage
Child benefit | Net earnings | Tax credit
£4,753
£15,120
£1,828
£8,132
£13,693
£1,914
£8,504
£11,401
£1,794
£21,700
£23,738
£21,699
With policy changes applied
2020-21
With no policy change*
2015-16
Net income