HC Deb 11 December 1991 vol 200 cc469-70W
Mr. Allen

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.

Mr. Jack

The provisional family credit caseload figure for the end of September 1991 is 353,000.

The latest available breakdowns on the basis requested are for the end of April 1991 and are as follows:

Number
(a) One-parent families 131,000
Two-parent families 210,000
(b) One-earner families 325,000
Two-earner families 16,000

Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families with children in receipt of housing benefit are also receiving family credit, broken down into couples and lone parents.

Miss Widdecombe

In May 1990, 56,800 families with children in Great Britain were receiving housing benefit and family credit. Of these, 37,900 were couples and 18,900 were lone parents.

SourceHousing Benefit Management Information System annual 1 per cent. sample May 1990.