§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of families now receiving family income supplement; and what is the average amount of benefit received.
§ Mr. DeanAt the end of January 1973, the latest date for which information is available, 79,000 families were receiving family income supplement; the average weekly payment was £2.10. In addition, families whose supplementary benefit is subject to the wage-stop provision receive increased amounts of supplementary benefit because of family income supplement and, at the end of 1972, about 20,000 families were benefiting; many other families would have been wage-stopped but for the effect of family income supplement.