TriplePC: The Public Policy Preference Calculator

Benefit Levels - How much?

Child - £0; Adult - £63; Pensioner - £190

Child - £41; Adult - £63; Pensioner - £190

Child - £0; Adult - £145; Pensioner - £190

Child - £41; Adult - £145; Pensioner - £190

Child - £63; Adult - £145; Pensioner - £190

Child - £63; Adult - £190; Pensioner - £190

Child - £95; Adult - £190; Pensioner - £230

Child - £41; Adult - £230; Pensioner - £230

Child - £95; Adult - £230; Pensioner - £230

How to pay - Income Tax Rates

Basic rate - 20%; Higher rate - 40%; Additional rate - 45%

Basic rate - 23%; Higher rate - 43%; Additional rate - 48%

Basic rate - 30%; Higher rate - 50%; Additional rate - 60%

Basic rate - 40%; Higher rate - 60%; Additional rate - 70%

Basic rate - 48%; Higher rate - 68%; Additional rate - 78%

Basic rate - 50%; Higher rate - 70%; Additional rate - 80%

Basic rate - 65%; Higher rate - 85%; Additional rate - 95%

How to pay- other things

Removal of income tax-free personal allowance

Increased government borrowing

Corporation tax increase

Tax for businesses based on carbon emissions

Tax for individuals based on carbon emissions

Tax on wealth

VAT increase

Who is entitled?

People in and out of work are entitled

Everyone is entitled but people of working age who are not disabled are required to look for work

Only people in work are entitled

Only people out of work are entitled

Should it be means tested?

People with any or no amount of income are entitled to the full benefit

Only those with incomes less than £20k are entitled to the full benefit

Only those with incomes less than £50k are entitled to the full benefit

Only those with incomes less than £125k are entitled to the full benefit

Open to non-Citizens?

Citizens, permanent residents and anyone residing in the UK for more than six months are entitled

Outcomes

Effects on Some Example Families

Effects on the Whole Country

Gainers and Losers

Popularity

Revenues and Costs

Poverty

Inequality

SF-12 Mental Health

Mortality

What is this Model All About?