§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the average age of the income support claims withdrawn by parents with care following action by the Child Support Agency or liable relatives section in(a) 1995 and (b) 1992. [29673]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe information requested is not available.
§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many lone parents were on income support in each year since 1989. [29674]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information available is set out in the table.
Lone parents receiving income support Year Number of claimants 1989 756,000 1990 793,000 1991 871,000 1992 957,000 1993 1,013,000 1994 1,039,000 1995 1,056,000 Notes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Lone parents are defined as claimants receiving the lone parent premium.
3. Sample size 1 in 20.
Source:
Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries 1989–1993
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiries May 1994 and May 1995.
§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total amount paid to lone parents in income support(a) in money terms and (b) at constant prices in each year since 1989. [29675]
§ Mr. EvansThe information available is in the table.
Lone parents income support expenditure cash terms—1989–90 to 1995–96 £ million Year 1989–90 3,961 1990–91 4,680 1991–92 5,728 1992–93 7,107 1993–94 8,124 1994–95 8,884 1995–96 9,510
Lone parents income support expenditure real terms (1995–96 prices)—1989–90 to 1995–96 Year £ million 1989–90 5,096 1990–91 5,574 1991–92 6,423 1992–93 7,657 1993–94 8,505 1994–95 9,128 1995–96 9,510 Source:
March 1996 departmental report and earlier equivalents.
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