§ 18. Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his most recent estimate of the number of families who would be worse off if they claimed child interim benefit.
§ Mr. EnnalsTaking the financial effects over the full year from April 1976 for which the benefit is payable, it is only in unusual circumstances that a person could be worse off as a result of claiming, even where paying tax and receiving means-tested benefits; but precise numbers cannot be estimated.