§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was(a) the number of children, and (b) the number of children as a proportion of all families that were living in families dependent on income-related benefits for each year since 1979 for each region. [32928]
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§ Mr. Roger EvansInformation is not available on a consistent basis for all benefits or prior to 1991. The
Proportion of children in each region living in families receiving income-related benefits Region North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia London (Inner and outer) South east (including London) South West West Midlands North West Scotland Wales 1991 Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) 628 1,012 816 415 1,340 2,154 900 1,095 1,345 591 1,024 Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) 200 280 180 70 410 380 190 320 420 290 160 Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) 31.9 27.7 22.1 16.9 30.6 17.6 21.1 29.2 31.2 49.1 15.6 1992 Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) 634 1,024 827 432 1,365 2,177 910 1,104 1,355 596 1,026 Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) 210 310 220 80 510 440 210 340 440 320 170 Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) 33.1 30.3 24.2 18.5 37.4 20.2 23.1 30.8 32.5 53.7 16.6 1993 Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) 639 1,035 835 415 1,391 2,196 920 1,114 1,367 602 1,032 Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) 210 310 220 100 560 510 240 360 480 320 190 Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) 32.9 30 26.3 24.1 40.3 23.2 26.1 32.3 35.1 53.2 18.4 Notes:
1. Child population figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000. Children in families receiving income-related benefits has been rounded to the nearest 10,000. All percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Children in families receiving income-related benefits does not include those in families receiving Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance only—a regional breakdown is not available.
3. Children may be in families receiving more than on income-related benefit. Overlaps between benefits have been taken into account.
4. Children are defined as aged 15 and under.
5. Standard statistical regions have been used.
Proportion of children in Great Britain in families receiving an income-related benefit. 1991 1992 1993 Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) 11,318 11,433 11,547 Number of children in families receiving Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance only (thousands) 430 500 620 Number of children in families receiving one or more income-related benefits (thousands) 3,340 3,720 4,100 Proportion of children in families receiving one or more income-related benefits (per cent.) 29.5 per cent. 32.5 per cent. 35.5 per cent. Notes:
1. Child population figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000. Children in families receiving income-related benefits has been rounded to the nearest 10,000. All percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. 2. Children may be in families receiving more than one income related benefit. Overlaps between benefits have been taken into account.3. Children are defined as aged 15 and under.
Source:
Income Support Statistics May 1991–1993.
Family Credit Statistics April 1991-April 1993.
Disability Working Allowance Statistics 1992–1993.
Office of Population, Censuses and Survey mid term estimates 1991–1993.
§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for each year from 1979 to the latest year for which information is available, what was the estimated number of(a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 10, (ii) 10–13, (iii) 14–16 and (iv) 17–20 years
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respectively in households receiving (1) supplementary benefit/income support and (2) supplementary benefit, income support or housing benefit. [34465]
§ Mr. EvansThe information available is set out in the tables.
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Table 1: Supplementary Benefit/Income Support—thousands Number of dependents Number of claimants Number of partners Aged under 10 10–13 14–16 17–20 Males Females All claimants aged 16–20 Aged 16–20 1979 574 236 135 9 89 105 194 15 1980 693 271 149 12 152 147 299 27 1981 949 369 214 18 235 187 422 42 1982 1,097 424 244 28 320 238 558 48 1983 1,145 433 261 29 333 268 601 51 1984 1,267 449 287 30 339 270 608 51 1986 1,420 458 313 36 323 270 593 44 1987 1,458 421 309 48 256 246 501 38 1988 1,472 410 275 39 188 203 391 33 1989 1,463 384 250 42 146 161 307 30 1990 1,480 382 245 43 148 164 312 25 1991 1,713 466 264 54 190 184 373 30 1992 1,946 544 303 81 219 202 420 29 1993 2,097 620 346 101 238 213 452 33 1994 2,080 629 369 106 214 199 412 30 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally.
2. Income Support replaced Supplementary Benefit in 1988.
Source:
Supplementary Benefit/Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries 1979–93.
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1994.
Table 2: Housing Benefit without Supplementary Benefit/Income Support—thousands Number of dependants Number of claimants Number of partners Age under 10 10–13 14–16 17–20 Males Females All claimants aged 16–20 Aged 16–20 1979 — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — — — — — 1987 — — — — — — — — 1988 — — — — — — — — 1989 187 69 51 8 — 57 — 6 1990 205 78 56 11 — 60 — 5 1991 213 87 55 14 1 17 — 5 1992 227 95 55 15 — 17 — 5 1993 254 101 59 14 1 18 — 6 1994 284 104 61 16 1 17 — 4 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally.
2. "—" denotes nil or negligible.
3. Information is not available prior to 1989.
4. Tables does not include HB recipients with IS.
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information Systems 1 per cent. sample at May each year.