HC Deb 13 November 1990 vol 180 c109W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families were receiving family credit at the latest available date, breaking these figures down into(a) one-parent and two-parent families and (b) one-earner and two-earner families.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The latest available information relates to the end of August 1990 when the family credit caseload stood at 323,000. The breakdowns requested are as follows:

Families Number
One-parent 126,000
Two-parent 197,000
One-earner 308,000
Two-earner 15,000

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families receiving family credit are(a) tenants or (b) homeowners.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

This information is not available.

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many children were in families receiving family credit.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

At the end of August 1990, there were 684,000 children in such families.

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