HC Deb 01 November 1993 vol 231 c77W
Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of claimants have deductions from their benefit at source.

Mr. Burt

Out of 5,088,000 income support recipients, 1,006,000 have one or more deductions from their benefit. The proportion is therefore 19.8 per cent.

Source:

Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiry May 1992.

Notes:

1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.

2. Percentage has been rounded to one decimal point.

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