§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of claims for family credit were approved and resulted in payment of this allowance since 1 March; and what proportion of those claims resulted in payment of £2 per week or more.
§ Mr. Peter LloydA total of 58.9 per cent. of claims decided from 1 March 1989 to 16 June 1989 have been successful.
Information about the proportion of these claims where the award was £2 a week or more is not available, but 97.6 per cent. of all families receiving family credit on 18 June were receiving £2 a week or more.