HC Deb 19 November 1976 vol 919 c761W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the most recent estimate of the numbers living below the poverty line, as defined by his Department.

Mr. Carter

Approximately 126,000 if the criterion assumed is the numbers in receipt of supplementary benefits and family income supplements; most of these recipients would be heads of households with dependants.