§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average cost of unemployment benefit and income support for a couple with two children of school age, where there is no other income apart from child benefit, and no capital resources available to them at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table.
Benefit in payment Average amount £ Unemployment Benefit and Income Support 112.29 Income Support only 115.46 Overall Average 115.04 Notes:
1. School-age children have been assumed to be those between five and 16 years of age. There may be other children included in the benefit unit.
2. Amounts are rounded to the nearest penny and include any Unemployment Benefit paid to the partner in his/her own right.
3. Amounts are derived from the Income Support Statistical Enquiry, February 1994.