§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the secretary of state for Social Services (1) if he will list, using the latest information avaliable to his Department, the number of families per 1,000 families not on supplementary benefit and having an income less than 100 per cent. of supplementary benefit in Wales, England, Scotland and in the various region within England, and in the United Kingdom as a whole;
(2) if he will list the number of families per 1,000 families having an income less than (a) 110 per cent., (b) 120per cent., (c) 130 per cent. and (d) 140 per cent. of supplementary benefit, including those receiving supplementary benefit, in Wales, England, Scotland and the various region within England ad in the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret not all the information is available. Estimates of numbers of low income families are available only for Great Britain. Separate figures for individual regions of England are not readily available nor are estimates of the number of families with an income of more than 120 per cent. but less than 130 per cent. of supplementary benefit level. The latest available information, which relates to 1981, is shown in the table.
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Estimated number of families per-thousand families with incomes at specific levels Level of income Wales England Scotland Great Britain Below supplementary benefit [80] 70 [50] 60 Receiving supplementary benefit 110 110 120 110
Level of income Wales England Scotland Great Britain Above supplementary benefit but less than 10 per cent, above [40] 30 [50] 30 Above supplementary benefit but less than 20 per cent, above [80] 70 90 70 Above supplementary benefit but less than 40 per cent, above 140 130 160 130 Notes:
- 1. All figures are subject to sampling are subject to considerable sampling error. Those in square brackets are subject to considerable sampling error.
- 2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
- 3. Estimates of those with incomes above supplementary benefit level are cumulative.