HC Deb 08 March 1978 vol 945 cc700-1W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his answer of 16th January 1978 to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, how many among the groups of tax-paying families in receipt of family income supplement were one-parent families; and how many were two-parent families.

Mr. Orme

Following is the information requested:

TAX-PAYING FAMILIES RECEIVING FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT: 1976–77 TAX YEAR
Number of children Two-parent families One-parent families All families
1 7,000 14,000 21,000
2 9,000 7,000 16,000
3 8,000 2,000 10,000
4 or more 7,000 1,000 7,000
ALL 31,000 23,000 54,000

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000; therefore the sum of the components may not equal the total.

2. These estimates are subject to all the qualifications stated in my reply to the hon. Member on 16th January-[Vol. 942. c. 100.]