Family Credit (Hansard, 19 June 1995)

HC Deb 19 June 1995 vol 262 c99W 99W

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of children who live in a family which is in receipt of(a) income support and (b) family credit. [28807]

§ Mr. Roger Evans
The information is set out in the table:

Benefit Number of children¹

Income Support ²3,185,000

Family Credit ³1,180,000

¹ Figures include dependent children up to the age of 18.

² Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1994.

³Family Credit Statistics Quarterly Enquiry October 1994.

Benefit	Number of children¹
Income Support	²3,185,000
Family Credit	³1,180,000
¹ Figures include dependent children up to the age of 18.
² Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1994.
³Family Credit Statistics Quarterly Enquiry October 1994.