§ 20. Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average expenditure of a family consisting of two parents and two children in(a) Blaenau Gwent and (b) Wales; and what is the current level of income support for such a family.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsEstimated average expenditure for all types of Welsh households for the two year period 1989 to 1990 was £212 per week. The average weekly income support of recipients in Wales who have dependants was estimated to be £66 in May 1991. More detailed breakdowns of these estimates, either by area or type of household, are not available.