§ Mr. WicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the latest figures showing how many(a) families with children and (b) children are living on income support.
§ Mr. BurtThere are 1.3 million claims which include one or more children under 16. The total number of children in families receiving income support is 2.4 million.
Source: Income support annual statistical inquiry, May 1991.