§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants of family income supplement there were in (a) Scotland and (b) Strathclyde, giving figures for each of his Department's local offices within Strathclyde, or by postcode sector, in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. NewtonClaims and awards of family income supplement (FIS) are dealt with centrally, and information for Scotland is available only on a national basis. The following table lists the number of recipients of FIS in Scotland at the end of December for the years shown.
Year All families Two-parent families One-parent families 1980 13,000 5,000 8,000 1981 16,000 7,000 9,000 1982 21,000 10,000 11,000 1983 25,000 13,000 12,000