§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many successful claimants of the family income supplement have to date received awards of less than 50p per week, 50–90p £1.00–£1.49, £1.50–£1.99, £2.00–£2.49, £2.50–£2.99, £3.00–£3.49, and £3.50–£4.00; and what is estimated to be the total eligible for each of these award categories.
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§ Sir K. JosephThe following table shows the number of families receiving family income supplement and the number estimated to be eligible, split into the various ranges of amounts. The estimates of the numbers eligible are subject to wide margins of error. The figures do not include those who are benefiting through the wage-stop arrangements.
Weekly assessment Number receiving F.I.S. (Thousands) Number estimated (Thousands) Less than 50p 6 43 50p–90p 13 26 £1.00–£1.40 25 40 £1.50–£1.90 £2.00–£2.40 25 30 £2.50–£2.90 £3.00–£3.40 £3.50–£4.00