§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of income support declare earnings(a) within the earnings disregard limit and (b) resulting in some reduction of benefit.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer 20 April 1990]: The information is in the table:
Claimant Partner Number of people with earnings up to the level of the disregard 32,000 5,000 Number of people with earnings above the level of the disregard 85,000 28,000 Note: These figures apply to individuals, not to claims.
Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry, May 1988.