HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c244W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he is now in a position to provide information on the number of single parent families in receipt of family credit.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

At the end of November, approximately 98,000 lone parent employees received family credit. No information is available about how many lone parents were among the 20,000 recipients of family credit where the parent was in self-employment.