HC Deb 03 March 1989 vol 148 c362W
Mr. Nicholas Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside, (Mr. Blunkett),Official Report, 2 February, columns 359–60, how many female-headed households, and what proportion of all female heads of households, fall into each band of equivalent income.

Mr. Gummer

Based on data contained in the Family expenditure survey, the distribution of female-headed households into bands of equivalent and actual net income is given below. A total of 26 per cent. of households in the sample are headed by females.

Average Rate Bill per property Average Community Charge
Tyne and Wear 408 272
West Midlands 549 232
West Yorkshire 380 263