§ 70. Mr. Varleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for Family Income Supplement have been received and how many approved in, respectively, the borough of Chesterfield and the Chesterfield Parliamentary Division.
§ 71. Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for Family Income Supplement so far have been received and how many approved in, respectively, the City of Manchester and the Ardwick Parliamentary Division.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people residing in the Bolsover constituency have applied for Family Income Supplement ; and of that number how many have been successful in their claim ;
(2) how many people residing in the County of Derbyshire have applied for Family Income Supplement ; and of that number, how many have been successful in their claim.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for Family Income Supplement have been received from South Ayrshire ; of these how many have been granted ; and what has been the average amount of benefit awarded.
§ Sir K. Joseph: I regret the information is not available.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the cost, based on the number of successful applications, of Family Income Supplement in the financial years 1971–72 and 1972–73.
§ Sir K. Joseph: As the take-on period is not complete it would be premature to attempt to calculate the costs of this new benefit on the basis of the awards that have so far been made.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of successful claims in Scotland since the Family Income Supplement was first introduced.
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§ Sir K. Joseph: Up to 13th July, 2,541 favourable decisions had been given in Scotland on claims for Family Income Supplement. Some 1,300 claims were awaiting determination on that date.
§ Mr. Ormeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the successful applicants for Family Income Supplement are one-child families.
§ Sir K. Joseph: About one-third.