HC Deb 17 March 1975 vol 888 cc349-50W
Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the occupational breakdown of family income supplement recipients in Scotland.

Mr. Alec Jones:

I regret that the information is not available.

Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will print in the Official Report a detailed breakdown of the size of family income supplement benefits paid to claimants in Scotland; and if this information could be classified(i) up to 99p, (ii) £1 to £1.99, (iii) £2 to £2 .99, (iv) £3 to £3.99, (v) £4 to £4.99 (vi) £5 to £5.99, and (vii) £6 to £7.

Mr. Alec Jones:

The following is based on provisional figures for December 1974, the latest date for which information is available:

Number receiving
Rate of benefit FIS
Less than £ 1,000
£1–£1.99 1,400
£2–£2.99 2,000
£3–£3.99 2,000
£4–£4.99 1,500
£5–£5.99 1,700
£6–£7 400

Mrs. Bain

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will print in the Official Report the number of claimants drawing family income supplement in Scotland for each year since the inception of the scheme ; and if this information could be broken down between (1) two-parent families, (2) motherless families and (3) fatherless families.

Mr. Alec Jones:

Following is the information:

Two-parent One-parent families
families (female) (male)
End of 1971 7,000 2,700 100
End of 1972 7,200 4,300 100
End of 1973 7,500 5,700 100
End of 1974* 4,600 5,200 100
* Provisional figures.