§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing income distribution of child benefit recipients broken down into equivalised income bands.
§ Mr. BurtThe information is in the tables.
Distribution of child benefit recipients by equivalised1 income bands, 1990–912 Equivalised income of benefit unit3 Number of benefit units in receipt of child benefit Percentage of all benefit units in receipt of child benefit thousands Per cent. Before housing costs less than £50 170 2.5 £50-£100 883 12.8 £100-£200 2,967 42.9 £200-£300 1,732 25.1 £300-£400 661 9.6 £400-£500 235 3.4 £500 or more 265 3.8 After housing costs less than £50 379 5.5 £50-£100 1,610 23.3 £100-£200 2,913 42.1 £200-£300 1,324 19.2 £300-£400 374 5.4 £400-£500 146 2.1 £500 or more 169 2.4 Source:
Family Expenditure Survey
Notes:
1 Income has been equivalised within benefit units using the McClements scales.
2 This represents the latest information available and combines the data for the years 1990 and 1991
3 Income is in £s per week expressed in January 1991 prices.