HC Deb 03 February 1992 vol 203 c93W
21. Mr. Jacques Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of families receiving family credit; and how many families were receiving family income supplement in 1979.

Mr. Jack

In October 1991, a total of 348,000 families were receiving family credit compared with 78,000 receiving family income supplement in April 1979.