HC Deb 08 August 1972 vol 842 c322W
Mr. Astor

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and how many women are receiving invalidity benefit; how many of them have one or more dependent children; and how many dependent children they have in total.

Mr. Dean

The estimated numbers are 320,000 men and 80,000 women. Of these 50,000 have between them about 100,000 dependent children.