§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many employees are receiving family income supplement; and what was the comparable figure in 1979.
§ Mr. WhitneyAt September 1984, the latest date for which information is available, of 207,000 families receiving family income supplement 180,000 were headed by a full-time employee.
The nearest comparable 1979 figures available are for October 1979 and these were 70,000 families in total of which 65,000 were headed by a full-time employee.