§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of women in part-time or full-time employment who receive benefits excluding child benefit.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is in the table.
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Estimated numbers of women in full-time or part-time employment in receipt of benefits excluding child benefit and one parent benefit in Great Britain in 1987 Number in receipt of benefit (000 's) Part time 375 Full-time 405 Total 780 Notes:
1. The estimates are derived from the 1987 Family Expenditure Survey which is a sample survey, and may be subject to sampling errors. Only benefits personally received by women are counted.
2. The table is confined to employed and self-employed women under pension age. Full-time work is defined as 24 hours or more per week.
3. Benefits include all State Benefits (including Widows Benefit) except child benefit and one-parent benefit.