§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the age distribution of children in families in receipt of family income supplement, based on the age bands used for the supplementary benefits scheme.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe following is the information at the end of October 1984, the latest date for which a breakdown by age is available.
Age Range No. of Children 0–10 276,000 11–15 126,000 16–17 23,000 18 and over 4,000 Total 429,000