HC Deb 12 December 1978 vol 960 cc132-3W
Mr. Richard Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of people in West Yorkshire and the United Kingdom, respectively, is in receipt of the family income supplement.

Mr. Orme:

The following table gives estimates for the number of families in receipt of family income supplement as a proportion of the total population of

June1977 Number of families in receipt of family income supplement* Estimated total populationt† Number of families in receipt of family income supplement as a percentage of estimated total population
Yorkshire and Humberside 8,640 4,875,900 0.18
United Kingdom 94,175 55,852,400 0.17
*Figures shown for the number of families in receipt of family income supplement are estimates based on sample surveys and they are subject to statistical error.
†Estimated total population figures are supplied by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. The figure for Yorkshire and Humberside is provisional.

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