Family Income Supplement (Hansard, 10 May 1985)

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the families receiving family income supplement in October 1984 were self-employed.

§ Mr. Whitney
Of 204,000 families receiving family income supplement at the end of October 1984, 27,000 were self-employed.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services to whom a family income supplement order book is made payable in a two-parent family.
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§ Mr. Whitney
Family income supplement is receivable by either the man or the woman in a two-parent family and the order book is generally made payable to the woman, with the man shown as alternative payee.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked 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 for each group at the latest date for which informal ion is available.

§ Mr. Whitney
The following is the position at the end of February 1985.

Average payment £ Numbers on maximum

One-parent family

With 1 child 11.70 5,000

2 children 14.00 4,000

3 children 16.20 1,000

4 children 19.00 ^*

5 or more 20.70 ^*

Total 13.00 11,000

Two-parent family

With 1 child 9.70 3,000

2 children 10.70 6,000

3 children 11.60 3,000

4 children 13.60 2,000

5 or more 16.80 1,000

Total 11.30 15,000

^* Less than 500, rounded to nearest 1,000.

§ Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the number of one- and two-parent families receiving less than £5, £5 to £10, £10 to £15, £15 to £20, £20 to £25, £25 to £30, £30 or over in family income supplement at the latest date for which information is available.

§ Mr. Whitney
The following is the position at the end of February 1985. It is regretted that a breakdown over £25 is not available.

Amount of award Number of one-parent families Number of two-parent families

Less than £5 14,000 33,000

£5-£10 17,000 29,000

£10-£15 17,000 20,000

£15-£20 14,000 13,000

£20-£25 15,000 14,000

Over £25 4,000 10,000

Total 81,000 ^*118,000

^* Because of rounding.

	Average payment £	Numbers on maximum
One-parent family
With 1 child	11.70	5,000
2 children	14.00	4,000
3 children	16.20	1,000
4 children	19.00	^*
5 or more	20.70	^*
Total	13.00	11,000
Two-parent family
With 1 child	9.70	3,000
2 children	10.70	6,000
3 children	11.60	3,000
4 children	13.60	2,000
5 or more	16.80	1,000
Total	11.30	15,000
^* Less than 500, rounded to nearest 1,000.

Amount of award	Number of one-parent families	Number of two-parent families
Less than £5	14,000	33,000
£5-£10	17,000	29,000
£10-£15	17,000	20,000
£15-£20	14,000	13,000
£20-£25	15,000	14,000
Over £25	4,000	10,000
Total	81,000	^*118,000
^* Because of rounding.