§ 49. Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the latest figure he has for the number of lone-parent families in receipt of income support; and how many such families were receiving supplementary benefit five years ago.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardIn 1989 there were 767,000 lone-parent families in receipt of income support; the corresponding figure for supplementary benefit for 1984 was 500,000. The figures do not include prisoners' partners.
Source:Annual Statistical Enquiries for the relevant years.