HC Deb 29 June 1964 vol 697 cc141-2W
31. Mr. Mapp

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will now institute a pilot survey of the extent to which the income of large families, where the main earner is em- ployed or unemployed, is below the National Assistance Board scales.

Mr. Wood

The records of the National Assistance Board already provide reliable information about the number of unemployed men with families receiving assistance below the scale rates on account of their normal earnings. I doubt whether a survey would provide accurate information about the circumstances of employed men and their families.