§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of people and the number of dependents covered thereby claiming family income supplement in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ScottThe number of people in families receiving family income supplement at April 1979 and April 1986 (the latest date for which information is available) is as follows.
April 1979 April 1986 Number of families claiming and receiving family income supplement 77,000 200,000 Number of dependents in families receiving family income supplement (includes partners and children) 214,000 530,000 Total number of people in families receiving family income supplement 291,000 730,000