§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her latest estimate of the percentage of household income in Great Britain derived from social security benefits for (a) all households and (b) for households with a head aged 65 years or over.
§ Mr. John FraserI have been asked to reply.
The following is the available information from the Family Expenditure Survey for 1974. The figures are subject to sampling variation.
PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Great Britain United Kingdom All households 9 9 Households with head aged 65 and over Not available 42