§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many English children depended on(a) SB/IS and (b) FIS/FC in each year since 1978–79 (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of all English children.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 4 May 1989]: The latest available information is set out in the following tables.
Dependent children in families in England in receipt of supplementary benefit Year Number of children1 in families receiving supplementary benefit2 Thousands Proportion of all children in England3 Percent. 1978 894 7.8 1979 784 6.9 1980 937 8.4 1981 1,294 11.7 1982 1,495 13.8 1983 1,573 14.8 1984 1,704 16.3 1986 1,870 18.2 1987 1,880 18.4 1 Dependent children aged under 19. 2 Source: Annual Statistical Enquiries 1978 to 1987. 3 Based on the Child Benefit recipient population.
Children in families in England receiving Family Income Supplement Year Children in families receiving FIS1 Thousands Proportion of all children in England2 Per cent 1978–79 169 1.5 1979–80 151 1.3 1980–81 154 1.4 1981–82 193 1.7 1982–83 267 2.5 1983–84 338 3.2 1984–85 354 3.4 1985–86 340 3.3 1986–87 367 3.6 1987–88 376 3.7 1 Source: 10 per cent. sample of Family Income Supplement awards and Social Security Statistics for those receiving Child Benefit. 2 Based on Child Benefit recipient population.
§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Scottish children depended on(a) SB/IS and (b) FIS/FC in each year since 1978–79 (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of all Scottish children.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 4 May 1989]: The available information is as follows:
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Children in families in Scotland in receipt of supplementary benefit Year Number of children1 in families receiving supplementary Benefit2 Thousands (000) Proportion of all children in Scotland3 Percentage 1978 122 9.3 1979 112 8.7 1980 122 9.6
Year Number of children1 in families receiving supplementary Benefit2 Thousands (000) Proportion of all children in Scotland3 Percentage 1981 159 12.8 1982 187 15.5 1983 181 15.3 1984 202 17.4 1986 219 19.6 1987 225 20.5 1 Dependent children aged under 19. 2 Source: Annual Statistical Enquiries 1978 to 1987. 3 Based on the Child Benefit recipient population.
Children in families in Scotland receiving family income supplement Year Children in families receiving family income supplement1 Thousands (000) Proportion of all children in Scotland2 Percentage 1978–79 24 1.8 1979–80 20 1.6 1980–81 24 1.9 1981–82 28 2.3 1982–83 37 3.0 1983–84 38 3.2 1984–85 50 4.3 1985–86 48 4.2 1986–87 51 4.5 1987–88 53 4.8 1 Source: 10 per cent. sample of FIS awards and Social Security Statistics for those receiving Child Benefit. 2 Based on the Child Benefit recipient population.