§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State Social Security what is his estimate of the numbers of(a) women, (b) men and (c) children dependent on income support, distinguishing between claimants above and below state pension age, and showing separately the number of women on whose behalf income support is being claimed by their husbands or partners.
§ 3. Mr. BurtThe latest available information is in the table.
Number Total number of claimants 4,487 of which: male claimants 1,965 female claimants 2,522 Total number of children 2,368 Male claimants aged over 65 269 Female claimants aged over 60 1,136 Total number of couple cases 763 where claimant: Male 726 Female 37 Notes:
1. All figures are thousands, rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Couple and pensioner cases are included in the total number of claimants.
Source: Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiry May 1991.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security at what rate benefit will be deducted under the Child Support Act 1991 for mothers aged(a) 25 years or over, (b) 18 to 24 years and (c) 16 to 18 years who refuse to name the father of their children.
§ Mr. BurtThe rate of benefit reduction will be an amount equivalent to 20 per cent. of the income support adult aged over 25 personal allowance for the first six months and for the next 12 months an amount equivalent to 10 per cent. of the income support adult aged over 25