§ 1989. Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the number of children in Scotland dependent on supplementary benefit or income support in(a) 1979 and (b)
§ Miss WiddecombeThe number of children under 16 years in families on supplementary benefit in 1979 was 109,000. The number of children under 16 years in families on income support in 1989 was 223,000.
Source: Annual Statistical Enquiries for 1979 and 1989.