HC Deb 19 June 1995 vol 262 c99W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of children who live in a family which is in receipt of(a) income support and (b) family credit. [28807]

Mr. Roger Evans

The information is set out in the table:

Benefit Number of children1
Income Support 23,185,000
Family Credit 31,180,000
1 Figures include dependent children up to the age of 18.
2 Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1994.
3Family Credit Statistics Quarterly Enquiry October 1994.