§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children there were in families receiving supplementary benefit in Wales in 1979; and how many children there were in families receiving supplementary benefit/income support in Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information requested is shown in the following table. The latest available information relates to February 1993.
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Children of supplementary benefit/income support recipients in Wales Year Number of children1 1979 57,000 1993 165,000 Sources: Supplementary benefit statistics annual enquiries, November 1979. Income support statistics quarterly enquiry, February 1993. 1 All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Children are defined as being under 16 years of age.