The Families

• Employed single person, no children, £12k per year
• Employed single parent, one child, £9k per year
• Unemployed couple, two children
• Single earner couple, two children, £12k per year
• Single earner couple, two children, £17k per year
• Two earner couple, two children, £50k per year
• Two earner couple, two children, £100k per year
• Single Pensioner, £3.5k per year
• Pensioner couple, £7k per year

Employed single person, no children, £12k per year

• This is a single person
  • His housing costs are: rent of £ 40.00 per week
  • he drinks 15 pints of beer a week
  • he drinks 2 bottles of wine a week
  • he smokes 3 packets of 20 cigarettes per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 80.00
  • Fuel £ 10.00
  • Food £ 30.00
• First adult
  • Age : 25
  • Sex : Male
  • An employee earning £ 230.00 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Employed single parent, one child, £9k per year

• This family is a single parent family
• There is one child in the family
• Her housing costs are: rent of £ 35.00 per week
  • she drinks 4 pints of beer a week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 45.00
  • Books £ 2.00
  • Fuel £ 12.00
  • Clothes £ 1.50
  • Food £ 35.00
• First adult
  • Age : 34
  • Sex : Female
  • An employee earning £ 173.00 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Unemployed couple, two children

• This family is a married couple
• There are 2 children in the family
• Their housing costs are: rent of £ 30.00 per week
  • they drink 6 pints of beer a week
  • they smoke 4 packets of 20 cigarettes per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 41.00
  • Books £ 2.00
  • Fuel £ 10.00
  • Clothes £ 2.00
  • Food £ 40.00
• First adult
  • Age : 28
  • Sex : Male
  • Not employed
  • Investment income £ 0.00
• Second adult
  • Age : 27
  • Sex : Female
  • Not employed
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Single earner couple, two children, £12k per year

• This family is a married couple
• There are 2 children in the family
• Their housing costs are: a mortgage of £ 20.00
  • they drink 6 pints of beer a week
  • they drink 1 bottle of wine a week
  • they smoke 7 packets of 20 cigarettes per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 102.00
  • Books £ 2.70
  • Fuel £ 12.00
  • Clothes £ 2.00
  • Food £ 45.00
• First adult
  • Age : 29
  • Sex : Male
  • An employee earning £ 230.76 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00
• Second adult
  • Age : 29
  • Sex : Female
  • Not employed
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Single earner couple, two children, £17k per year

• This family is a married couple
• There are 2 children in the family
• Their housing costs are: a mortgage of £ 35.00
  • they drink 10 pints of beer a week
  • they drink 2 bottles of wine a week
  • they buy 9litres of petrol (4 star unleaded) per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 143.00
  • Books £ 3.60
  • Fuel £ 13.00
  • Clothes £ 2.90
  • Food £ 51.00
• The family have 1 car
• First adult
  • Age : 29
  • Sex : Male
  • An employee earning £ 326.92 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00
• Second adult
  • Age : 32
  • Sex : Female
  • Not employed
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Two earner couple, two children, £50k per year

• This family is a married couple
• There are 2 children in the family
• Their housing costs are: a mortgage of £ 96.00
  • they drink 15 pints of beer a week
  • they drink 2 bottles of wine a week
  • they drink 1 bottle of spirits week
  • they buy 11litres of petrol (4 star unleaded) per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 260.00
  • Books £ 6.70
  • Fuel £ 16.00
  • Clothes £ 4.00
  • Food £ 68.00
• The family have 1 car
• First adult
  • Age : 45
  • Sex : Male
  • An employee earning £ 400.00 gross per week
  • contracted out of SERPS
  • Investment income £ 0.00
• Second adult
  • Age : 40
  • Sex : Female
  • An employee earning £ 561.54 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Two earner couple, two children, £100k per year

• This family is a married couple
• There are 2 children in the family
• Their housing costs are: a mortgage of £ 96.00
  • they drink 6 pints of beer a week
  • they drink 4 bottles of wine a week
  • they drink 1 bottle of spirits week
  • they buy 22litres of petrol (4 star unleaded) per week
  • they smoke 4 packets of 20 cigarettes per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 610.00
  • Books £ 12.00
  • Fuel £ 22.00
  • Clothes £ 7.00
  • Food £ 100.00
• The family have 2 cars
• First adult
  • Age : 55
  • Sex : Male
  • An employee earning £ 1000.00 gross per week
  • contracted out of SERPS
  • Investment income £ 0.00
• Second adult
  • Age : 48
  • Sex : Female
  • An employee earning £ 923.08 gross per week
  • Investment income £ 0.00

Single Pensioner, £3.5k per year

• This is a single person
• Her housing costs are: rent of £ 15.00 per week

• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 30.00
  • Books £ 4.00
  • Fuel £ 12.00
  • Food £ 20.00
• First adult
  • Age : 74
  • Sex : Female
  • A pensioner
  • Investment income £ 8.00

Pensioner couple, £7k per year

• This family is a married couple
• Their housing costs are: rent of £ 19.00 per week
  • they drink 3 pints of beer a week
  • they smoke 2 packets of 20 cigarettes per week
• Each week, the family buys:
  • Vatable £ 50.00
  • Books £ 1.00
  • Fuel £ 9.00
  • Food £ 30.00
• First adult
  • Age : 70
  • Sex : Male
  • A pensioner
  • Investment income £ 40.50
• Second adult
  • Age : 70
  • Sex : Female
  • A pensioner
  • Investment income £ 0.00

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