HC Deb 19 November 1996 vol 285 c508W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the percentage of households in Northern Ireland which have net incomes after housing costs of less than half the national average; and how many(a) people and (b) children are involved. [3861]

Mr. Moss

The percentage of households in Northern Ireland with net income—disposable income—after housing costs below half the United Kingdom average is 31.4.

  1. (a) The percentage of persons in Northern Ireland households with net income after housing costs below half the United Kingdom average is 20.8.
  2. (b) The percentage of children in Northern Ireland households with net income after housing costs below half the United Kingdom average is 18.