§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families were dependent on state benefits in 1961; and how many families are dependent on state benefits in the current year.
§ Miss WiddecombeProvisional figures show that 353,000 families were receiving family credit in August 1991. In 1990, the latest yar for which figures are available, there were 1.15 million families receiving income support. Figures are not available for 1961.
Sources: Family credit statistical sample and annual statistical inquiry 1990.