§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many family credit awards were current; and what was the caseload including backdated awards at the end of each month since April 1989, for employees and self-employed people, respectively.
§ Mr. Jack[pursuant to his reply, 11 March 1991, cols. 417–18]: I regret that the figures given for the caseload for the months of August to December 1989 were incorrect. The correct information is as follows:
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Caseload (including backdated awards) as at end of month Number of family credit awards current at end of month1 Employees Self-employed Total January 1991 281,250 — — 3— February 1991 288,924 — — 3— 1 A breakdown between employees and self-employed is not available. 2 Provisional totals: no breakdowns between employers and employed at this stage. 3 Meaningful figures not yet available because of claims not yet decided.