§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her latest estimate of the number of families in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, England and the English regions with income in the following categories: (a) at supplementary benefit level or below, (b) supplementary benefit plus 10 per cent., (c) supplementary benefit plus 20 per cent., (d) supplementary benefit plus 30 per cent., and (e) supplementary benefit plus 40 per cent.; and what is the figure per 1,000 population.
§ Mr. MeacherThe latest estimates relate to 1974 and the tables below show, in cumulative form, by region and country (1) the estimated number of families in each of the various income 533W bands according to their normal financial circumstances and (2) these numbers
1 2 3 4 5 6 Not on Supplementary Benefit and less than 100 per cent. All in(1)plus those on Supplementary Benefit All less than 110 per cent. including Supplementary Benefit All less than 120 per cent. including Supplementary Benefit All less than 130 per cent. including Supplementary Benefit All less than 140 per cent. including Supplementary Benefit TABLE 1 CUMULATIVE TABLE IN THOUSANDS Northern 70 260 310 380 420 480 Yorkshire and Humberside 70 330 390 460 540 610 East Midlands 70 190 220 260 300 360 East Anglia [20] 110 150 190 210 230 GLC 150 490 530 610 670 760 South East (other than GLC) 130 450 540 620 710 830 SouthWest 90 270 320 390 440 500 West Midlands 70 290 360 410 470 530 Northwest 110 470 540 630 700 800 England 750 2,860 3,350 3,940 4,470 5,080 Wales 70 220 260 310 360 410 Scotland 100 360 440 500 560 620 Great Britain 920 3,450 4,060 4,740 5.390 6,120 100 per cent.= Supplementary benefit level.
TABLE 2 CUMULATIVE TABLE EXPRESSED AS FAMILIES PER THOUSAND FAMILIES Northern 30 130 160 200 220 250 Yorkshire and Humberside 30 150 180 210 240 270 East Midlands 40 100 120 150 160 200 East Anglia [20] 130 160 210 240 250 GLC 50 150 170 190 210 240 South East (other than GLC) 30 110 130 150 170 200 South West 50 140 170 210 240 270 West Midlands 30 120 150 170 200 230 North West 40 160 180 210 230 270 England 40 130 160 180 210 240 Wales 50 180 210 240 280 330 Scotland 40 140 170 190 220 240 Great Britain 40 140 160 190 210 240 Notes: (1) All figures in Table 1 are rounded to the nearest 10,000. All figures in Table 2 are rounded to the nearest ten per thousand. (2) The regions taken are the standard regions for Family Expenditure Survey purposes and do not necessarily coincide exactly with DHSS Regions. (3) The estimates are based on data from the 1974 Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling error. Figures in square brackets are subject to very considerable sampling error. Small differences between figures are not necessarily statistically significant. (4) The calculation is based on the family's normal income, in their normal employment situation. Where, for example, the head of the household had been off work because of sickness or unemployment for less than three months at the time of the survey, the family's normal income when he is at work is used in determining the income level. (5) Figures in column 2 and subsequent columns include supplementary benefit recipients. The estimates for these numbers have been taken from the Departmentaty/Annual Statistical Enquiry (November 1974). To ensure consistency with the FES data (see note 3) those in receipt for less than three months at the time of the survey were excluded.