§ Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest figures for(a) the numbers of families with children dependent on supplementary benefit and (b) the number of children dependent on supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. ScottIn February 1986, the latest date for which information is available, the number of families with children under the age of 16 years dependent on supplementary benefit was 1,137,000. The number of children under the age of 16 years dependent on supplementary benefit was 2,123,000.
Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry 1986.