§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member
Estimated numbers of working families with children and with incomes below supplementary benefit levels Great Britain Families with children Families Persons including children Children Year Two parent One parent Total Two parent One parent Total Two parent One parent Total 1975 100,000 [10,000] 110,000 450,000 [50,000] 500,000 250,000 [30,000] 280,000 1976 170,000 [10,000] 170,000 720,000 [20,000] 740,000 390,000 [20,000] 400,000 1977 110,000 [10,000] 120,000 460,000 [40,000] 500,000 250,000 [30,000] 280,000 Notes on the table:
- (1) All figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000. Consequently the sum of the component parts may not equal the totals.
- (2) The estimates are based on a Department of Health and Social Security analysis of the incomes and other information given by respondents to the Family Expenditure Survey. The estimates are subject to statistical error. Those figures in square brackets are subject to very considerable proportionate statistical error.
- (3) Supplementary benefit level has been taken as the ordinary supplementary benefit scale rate(s), as appropriate. Income refers to net income, less housing costs and less travel-to-work expenses where appropriate.
- (4) No regard has been had to factors that can affect payment of supplementary benefit, such as capital and exceptional circumstances.
- (5) The comparisons have been based on the family's normal income in the normal employment of the family head. For example, where the head of the family had been off work due to sickness or unemployment for less than three months at the time of the survey, the family's normal income when the head was at work was used in determining the level of income.
- (6) These estimates do not indicate unclaimed entitlement to supplementary benefit. Those who are in full-time work would not normally have entitlement to supplementary benefit.