§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the number of one-parent and two-parent families receiving: less than £5, £5 to £10, £10 to £15, £15 to £20 and over £20 in family income supplement at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many new claims have followed television advertising campaigns on family income supplement; how many (a) one-parent families and (b) two-parent families are estimated to be entitled to but not claiming family income supplement; and how many (i) one-parent families and (ii) two-parent families are receiving family income supplement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI shall let the hon. Members have replies as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the number of one-parent and two-parent families with one, two, three, four and five or more children, respectively, in receipt of the maximum family income supplement, showing the average family income supplement payment or each group at the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information given in the following table relates to 27 January 1981.
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Two-parent families Motherless one-parent families Number of children in the family Maximum FIS payable Number receiving maximum FIS Average FIS payment to two-parent families Number receiving maximum FIS Average FIS payment to motherless one-parent families £ £ £ 4 21.50 750 12.35 50 16.68 5 or more * 500 15.07 10 11.81 All families 5,410 10.41 270 11.55
Fatherless one-parent families All families Number of children in the family Maximum FIS payable Number receiving maximum FIS Average FIS payment to fatherless one-parent families Number receiving maximum FIS Average FIS payment to all families £ £ £ 1 17.00 3,430 10.56 4,570 10.02 2 18.50 2,930 12.36 4,900 11.02 3 20.00 1,220 14.10 2,480 11.67 4 21.50 400 15.53 1,200 13.07 5 or more * 190 19.33 700 15.48 All families 8,170 11.77 13,850 11.14 * The maximum FIS for a five-child family is £23 and this is increased by £1.50 for each additional child.