§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents have claimed income support in each quarter since August 1996, broken down by lone parents with(a) at least one child under five and (b) all children over five years.[9645]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
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Lone parent income support claimants by age of children Thousand At least one child aged under 5 All children aged 5 or over 1996 August 531 530 November 517 506 1997 February 514 506 May 508 505 August 505 507 November 492 490 1998 February 488 484 May 480 482 August 475 480 November 466 472
Lone parent income support claimants by age of children Thousand At least one child aged under 5
All children aged 5 or over
1999 February 465 475 May 463 473 August 464 476 November 460 470 2000 February 454 465 May 450 460 August 446 463 November 440 454 2001 February 440 456 May 437 452 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Totals may not sum due to rounding2. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error3. Lone parents are defined as single people who have dependants but do not receive a pensioner or a disability premiumSource:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries, August 1996 to May 2001