§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has now received the report of the survey carried out by the office of Population Census and Surveys into the type of families who are eligible for relief income supplement who have not claimed their entitlement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DeanWe have received some results of this survey which were taken into account in the revision of the estimates of the number of families eligible for family income supplement. As my right hon. Friend indicated in his reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher) on 24th January, 1972, the basis of the revised estimate will be published in due course.—[Vol. 829, c.344–5.]