§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for family credit have been made for each month since April 1988; how many claims have been paid during the same periods; and what has been the average income of claimants and the average housing costs showing rent separately, of claimants during this period.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe number of family credit claims and awards is as follows:
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Claims received Awards made April 96,505 40,213 May 41,721 June 52,293 36,145 July 46,100 37,912 August 46,376 40,249 September 47,759 24,158 October 56,373 44,944 November 57,850 46,234
Claims received Awards made December 44,834 35,797 January 63,638 42,712 No information is available about the average income or housing costs of claimants.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many children there are in families claiming family credit; and what is the number of children in families entitled to family credit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIn December 1988, the latest date for which information is available, there were approximately 520,000 children in families receiving family credit. An estimate of the number of children in families eligible for family credit cannot be made until information from the 1988 family expenditure survey is available.