§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families with children in receipt of child benefit aged(a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18 and (d) 19 years, have a household income of (a) £0 to £5,000 per annum, (b) £5,000 to £10,000 per annum, (c) £10,000 to £15,000 per annum, (d) £15,000 to £20,000 per annum, (e) £20,000 to £25,000 per annum, (f) £25,000 to £30,000 per annum, (g) £30,000 to £35,000 per annum, (h) £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, (i) £40,000 to £45,000 per annum, (j) £45,000 to £50,000 per annum and (k) £50,000 and over. [30138]
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§ Mr. Andrew Mitchell[holding answer 20 May 1996]: The information is not available in the format requested as child benefit is not payable in respect of 19-year-olds. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
Numbers of benefit units receiving child benefit for children aged 16, 17 and 18, by bands of gross household weekly income, UK, 1992–93 Thousands Numbers of benefit units receiving child benefit for children aged: Gross household weekly income (January 1993 prices) 16 17 to 18 16 to 18 £0–£192 80 60 130 > £192 to £385 140 120 250 > £385 to £577 130 110 220 > £577 to £769 70 90 150 Over £769 90 100 180 Total 510 470 930 Notes:
1. Figures show the estimated number of benefit units which receive child benefit in respect of a child aged 16 to 18, by bands of weekly gross household income. A benefit unit is defined as a single adult or a couple with any dependent children; a household can contain one or more benefit units. Benefit units with children aged 16, and aged 17 or 18, will appear in both the first two columns; rows may therefore not sum.
2. Benefit units are grouped according to bands of gross weekly household income. If received throughout the year, these bands would correspond to annual incomes in January 1993 of: (i) £0 to £10,000 (ii) over £10,000 to £20,000 (iii) over £20,000 to £30.000 (iv) over £30,000 to £40,000 and (v) over £40,000. A more detailed breakdown would not be reliable.
3. 1992–93 is the latest period for which data is available. Figures for 1992–93 are for two calender years combined.
4. Estimates are derived from survey data and are subject to sampling error.
Estimates for 17 and 18-year-olds are combined, as are certain income groups, to reduce these sampling errors. Figures are shown to the nearest 10,000 benefit units. Columns may not sum due to rounding.
Source:
1992–93 Households Below Average Income dataset.