HC Deb 26 October 1977 vol 936 cc759-60W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average incomes often relate to an earlier period. The data for 1975 have been adjusted to take account of this. The figures in line (b) are derived from the Department's Annual Special Enquiries for 1974 and 1975. In order to make these figures comparable with those from the FES, families with the head sick or unemployed for less than three months have been excluded, as have those not living in private households.