§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families on housing benefit receive(a) the disabled child premium and (b) the lone parent premium; and how many who receive the lone parent premium also receive the disabled child premium. [1839]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table.
Housing benefit recipients: Great Britain, May 1994 Numbers of families (a) Disabled child premium 39,000 (b) Lone parent premium 859,000 (c) Disabled child premium and lone parent premium 21,000 Notes:
1. Figures relate to the number of benefit units which may be a single person or a couple.
2. Families have been defined as single people or couples who have dependants.
3. The figure for (c) is included within the figures given for (a) and (b).
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information System annual 1 per cent. sample taken May 1994.