§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the latest available figures for the percentage take-up of family income supplement, and the total sums paid out.
§ Mr. DeanFigures showing the number of families in receipt of family income supplement at the end of April are not yet complete but it is provisionally estimated that the number was about 83,000. Expenditure is estimated to be currently at the rate of about £11 million per annum. I regret that data is not yet available on which to make an estimate of the present percentage take-up of the 337W benefit. In addition, families whose supplementary benefit is subject to the wage-stop provision receive increased amounts of supplementary benefit because of family income supplement.