HC Deb 27 January 1987 vol 109 cc215-8W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the statistical analysis in the letter written to the hon. Member for Kensington

Number of working families with children at various income levels—(Great Britain) 1984
Thousands
Number of dependent children
Gross weekly income excluding state benefits Total One parent families Two parent families One wage families Two wage families 1 2 3 4 or more
Under £80 110 40 80 90 20 60 40 20 1
£80–89 50 10 40 30 20 20 20 10 1
£90–99 80 20 60 60 20 50 20 10 1
£100–109 80 20 60 60 20 40 30 10 1
£110–119 130 30 100 90 40 60 40 20 1
£120–129 170 10 170 120 50 90 50 30 10
£130–139 200 10 200 130 70 110 80 20 1
£140–149 200 10 190 110 90 100 80 20 10
£150–159 270 20 240 110 160 90 120 40 10
£160–169 240 10 230 140 100 100 110 20 10
£170–179 340 20 320 180 170 160 130 40 10
£180–189 230 10 220 110 110 110 90 20 10
£190–199 270 1 270 100 170 100 110 30 30
£200–219 530 10 520 200 330 210 250 50 20
£220–239 460 1 450 170 290 160 200 80 10
£240–259 420 10 410 150 270 140 210 60 20
£260–279 360 10 360 110 250 120 190 40 10
£280–299 210 1 210 70 140 80 110 20 1
£300 and over 1,100 10 1,100 290 810 380 540 160 30
Total 5,460 240 5,220 2,330 3,130 2,180 2,420 690 170
1 Less than 5,000

Notes:

  1. 1. The figures arc derived from the 1984 Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling error. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000 and so rows and columns may not sum exactly to the totals shown.
  2. 2. Gross weekly income is the income reported in 1984 without any updating.
  3. 3. A 'working family' is defined as one where at least one parent is in full-time employment or self-employment. The figures include families where the head has been sick or unemployed for less than 3 months—in these cases income has been taken as the family's income when the head was in work.
  4. 4. The figures exclude any families not living in private households.
  5. 5. A 'two wage family' is one where the second wage exceeds £4 a week.

Number of out of work families of working age children at various income levels—Great Britain, 1984
Thousands
Gross weekly income including stale benefits Total One parent families Two parent families Number of dependent children None
£ 1 2 3 4 or more (a) (b)
Under 50 110 100 10 100 10 1 1 30 70
50–59 70 50 20 50 10 1 1 10 40
60–69 200 160 40 140 40 10 1 20 160
70–79 230 130 90 130 80 20 1 20 190
80–89 240 100 140 100 120 30 1 20 190
90–99 190 70 120 50 100 40 10 40 110
100–109 100 30 70 40 10 30 10 20 60
110–119 100 40 70 30 30 20 30 20 50
120–129 50 20 40 10 20 10 10 20 20
130–139 20 1 20 1 10 10 1 10 10

by the Minister for Health on 18 August 1986, showing (a) the number of working families with children in 1984 at various income levels and (b) the number of out-of-work families of working age with children in 1984 at various income levels; and if he will also give a breakdown of the out-of-work families who were not in receipt of any benefit, showing how many had no entitlement and how many appear to have been entitled but were not claiming.

Mr. Major

The tables accompanying my predecessor's letter of 18 August 1986 to my hon. Friend are as follows.

A breakdown of out-of-work families with children who were not in receipt of supplementary benefit in 1984, the latest date available, is also shown.

It is not possible to identify from the family expenditure survey potential recipients of national insurance benefits who are entitled but not claiming.

Gross weekly income including state benefits Total One parent families Two parent families Number of dependent children None
£ 1 2 3 4 or more (a) (b)
140–149 20 1 20 1 10 1 10 1 10
150 and over 120 30 90 50 40 20 20 80 10
Total 1,460 730 730 700 480 190 90 310 910
(a) Without supplementary benefit.
(b) With supplementary benefit.
1 Less than 5,000.

Number of out of work families of working age children at various income levels—Great Britain, 1984 (continued)
Thousands
Gross weekly income including state benefits NI benefits being received
UB SB IVB Other
(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)
£
Under 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1
50–59 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1
60–69 1 10 1 1 1 1 10 1
70–79 1 10 1 1 1 1 10 1
80–89 10 20 1 1 10 1 1 1
90–99 10 10 1 10 10 10 10 1
100–109 1 10 1 1 10 1 1 1
110–119 1 10 1 1 20 1 10 1
120–29 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1
130–39 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1
140–49 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
150 and over 1 1 1 1 10 1 10 1
Total 20 60 1 10 70 10 60 1
(a) Without supplementary benefit.
(b) With supplementary benefit.
1 Less than 5,000.

Notes:

  1. (1) The figures are derived from the 1984 Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling error. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000 and so rows and columns may not sum exactly to the totals shown.
  2. (2) The totals do not coincide exactly with other published statistics. This is due to the different data sources.
  3. (3) Gross Weekly income includes rent and rate rebates and is the income reported in 1984 without any updating.
  4. (4) An "out of work family- is defined as one where neither parent is in full-time employment or self-employment, except that families where the head has been sick or unemployed for less than 3 months are excluded.
  5. (5) The figures exclude any families not living in private households.
  6. (6) "Other" NI benefits include industrial disablement, maternity and widows benefits.

Out-of-work families of working age with children not in receipt of supplementary benefit (Great Britain 1984)
(Thousands)
Gross weekly income including state benefits

£

 Not entitled to supplementary benefit Entitled but not claiming supplementary benefit Total
Under 50 10 30 40
50–59 20 — 20
60–69 20 10 30
70–79 10 10 20
80–89 30 10 40
90–99 50 20 60
100–109 30 — 30
110–119 50 — 50
120–129 30 — 30
130–139 20 — 20
140–149 10 — 10
150 and over 110 — 110
Total 380 90 470

Notes:

  1. 1. The figures are derived from the 1984 Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling error. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000 and so rows and columns may not sum exactly to the totals shown.
  2. 2. Gross weekly income is the income reported in 1984 without updatings and includes housing benefit (but not unclaimed entitlement to it).
  3. 3. An "out of work" family is defined as one where neither parent is in full-time employment or self-employment, except that families where the head has been sick or unemployed for less than 3 months are excluded.
  4. 4. The figures exclude any families not living in private households.
  5. 5. Inferences cannot be drawn from the number of out of work families with children entitled but not claiming supplementary benefit about the take-up of supplementary benefit.

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