§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications there have been for family credit in each month since April 1988, and how many awards have been made in each month since April 1988.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is as follows:
Claims Awards 1988 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 December 44,834 35,797 1989 January 63,638 42,712 February 60,318 45,180 March 68,637 47,184 April 96,752 43,300 May 123,038 39,187 June 107,276 73,778 Notes:
1. The figures are for the four or five weeks ending on the last Friday of the month.
2. The figures for claims received include those made to renew existing awards and those made more than four weeks before the expiry of an existing award (and therefore invalid).