HC Deb 20 July 1976 vol 915 c457W
Mrs. Hayman

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many one-parent families in full or part-time employment he estimates have incomes below the tax threshold.

Mr. Orme

It is estimated, on the basis of information from the 1974 Family Expenditure Survey, that there were then about 130,000 one-parent families in full-time or part-time employment, or self-employment, who had incomes below the tax threshold. This information, which is the latest available, relates to income at the date of interview and is subject to sampling error.