§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social. Services what are the latest available figures for the number of (a) one-parent families and (b) two-parent families who have income below supplementary benefit level, at supplementary benefit level and within 110 per cent. of supplementary benefit level; and if he will give the number of children involved in each category.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe latest information relates to 1981 and is as follows:
Income relative to supplementary benefit level One Parent Families Two Parent Families Families Children in Families Families Children in Families (i) below level 60,000 110,000 200,000 450,000 (ii) at level* 370,000 620,000 250,000 540,000 (iii) above but within 110 per cent† ‡ ‡ 130,000 290,000 Notes: The figures have been calculated on the same basis as those in the published tables "Low Income Families 1981" and are subject to the constraints described in the notes to those tables.
* Receiving supplementary benefit.
† Excludes those given at (ii).
‡ Less than 10,000.