§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, by region, for 1995–96(a) the total amount paid out in family credit, (b) the number of family credit recipients, (c) the average number of child dependants of each recipient and (d) the average weekly amount paid out to each recipient. [28223]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe available information is set out in the table.
Total amount of family credit paid 1995–96 £ million Number of recipients Average number of children Average weekly family credit £ Northern Eastern 313 114,000 2.0 52.40 Midlands 308 115,000 2.1 51.05 London North 199 76,000 2.1 50.10 London South 171 66,000 2.1 49.53 Wales and South Western 233 87,000 2.0 50.84 North Western 276 100,000 2.0 52.54 Scotland 182 70,000 1.9 49.52 Total for Great Britain 1,682 627,000 2.0 51.06 Notes:
1. The expenditure figures have been derived by apportioning the estimate of total family credit expenditure published in the 1995–96 departmental report, and must therefore be treated with caution.
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. Regions used are Department of Social Security administrative regions.
4. The number of recipients are for families in receipt of family credit at July 1995, this being the most recent information currently available.
Source:
Family credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.