§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families in the London borough of Newham are currently in receipt of family credit; and what percentage that is of families estimated to be eligible.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe latest available information is that there are 1,025 families receiving family credit who were living in the London borough of Newham at the time their awards were made. Information about the total number of families eligible for family credit can be obtained only for Great Britain as a whole, and only retrospectively, from family expenditure survey data.