§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) applications and (b) payments for income support were made in each month since April 1990 in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Great Britain.
§ Mr. Burt[holding answer 18 May 1993]: The information is in the tables.
Source: Benefits Agency Management Information Statistics.
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Year and month Scotland England Wales Great Britain June 33,717 280,075 17,295 331,087 July 42,008 379,262 25,504 446,774 August 34,245 308,873 19,226 362,344 September 33,686 318,382 21,634 373,702 October 37,771 337,611 22,267 397,649 November 34,376 308,834 20,415 363,625 December 26,826 240,685 16,509 284,020 1992 January 42,420 378,328 23,475 444,223 February 33,876 305,785 18,153 357,814 March 35,041 319,345 20,236 374,622 April 35,442 306,390 19,435 361,267 May 31,334 261,820 15,609 308,763 June 38,142 304,500 18,485 361,127 July 45,984 389,330 26,113 461,427 August 35,050 299,169 18,606 352,825 September 38,465 344,893 23,421 406,779 October 44,033 360,429 23,629 428,091 November 41,073 329,517 20,386 390,976 December 32,563 260,609 16,357 309,529 1993 January 35,783 329,675 20,661 386,119 February 31,861 274,720 16,422 323,003 March 33,983 295,642 18,265 347,890
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Table 2 Income Support Number of awards made Year and month Scotland England Wales Great Britain 1990 April 22,831 168,292 12,197 203,320 May 24,585 190,800 13,446 228,831 June 30,775 189,563 13,423 233,761 July 39,824 271,378 22,726 333,928 August 32,781 258,436 18,209 309,426 September 26,731 226,866 16,633 270,230 October 31,708 255,825 18,503 306,036 November 29,455 245,446 17,005 291,896 December 21,590 172,703 11,689 205,982 1991 January 32,379 284,350 19,416 336,145 February 27,832 257,467 16,386 301,685 March 26,550 245,180 14,715 286,445 April 26,950 246,972 15,311 289,233 May 26,370 244,353 14,875 285,598 June 28,134 236,483 14,527 279,144 July 36,575 320,408 21,484 378,467 August 29,151 268,283 16,269 313,703 September 28,629 274,744 18,366 321,739 October 32,770 292,787 19,282 344,839 November 29,408 263,167 17,281 309,856 December 23,485 204,542 13,607 241,634 1992 January 36,884 323,617 19,797 380,298 February 28,878 262,052 15,185 306,115 March 29,561 267,826 16,252 313,639 April 30,492 258,257 16,176 304,935 May 26,737 228,800 13,084 268,621 June 32,614 257,926 14,899 305,439 July 40,148 337,261 22,387 399,796 August 30,592 261,956 15,794 308,342 September 32,575 295,457 19,314 347,346 October 36,535 305,043 18,850 361,428 November 34,388 284,084 17,637 336,109 December 28,121 227,863 14,090 270,074 1993 January 31,217 284,892 17,277 333,386 February 27,323 240,638 13,877 281,838 March 29,007 252,545 14,775 296,327
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many income support recipients aged(a) between 18 and 21 years and (b) 21 and 24 years live with one or more of their parents.
§ Mr. Burt:[holding answer 10 May 1993]: It is estimated that in 1991 there were 250,000 18 to 21-year-olds and 100,000 22 to 24-year-olds receiving the single person rate of income support and living with one or more of their parents.
Sources:
1. Caseload estimates for the total number of 18 to 24-year-olds on income support from the 1991 Annual Statistical Enquiry.
2. Information 18 to 24-year-olds living with a parent was obtained using evidence from the 1989–90–91 Family Expenditure Surveys (modelled at 1993–94 prices and benefit levels).