Supplementary Benefit

HC Deb 07 July 1980 vol 988 c63W

Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Birkenhead,

ONE-AND TWO-PARENT FAMILIES RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT: NOVEMBER 1979
GREAT BRITAIN
Thousands
	Number of families	Number of children
	One-parent	Two-parent	One-parent	Two-parent
All families with children	322	166	567	387
Families with one child	166	50	166	50
Families with two children	95	54	190	109
Families with three children	40	34	119	101
Families with four children	17	17	66	69
Families with five or more children	5	11	26	59