§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been(a) the number of child benefit recipients and (b) the expenditure on child benefit broken down into age bands and household income adjusted for family size for the latest year available. [33823]
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§ Mr. Andrew MitchellThe information is in the tables.
Estimates of expenditure include one-parent benefit; it is not possible to separately identify child benefit expenditure alone from survey data.
Number of child benefit recipients by household equivalised net income and age of eldest child in the United Kingdom (thousands), 1992–93 Household equivalised net income (per week) Age of eldest child £0to £100 £100.01 to £200 £200.01 to £300 £300.01 to £400 £400.01 and above All Under 5 140 670 500 230 190 1,740 5 to 10 230 910 510 200 140 1,990 11 to 15 270 970 630 240 170 2,280 16 or over 90 340 260 130 110 930 All 720 2,880 1,910 810 610 6,940 1. Results are based on the 1992 and 1993 family expenditure surveys.
2. All prices are given at January 1993 levels.
3. Estimates are derived from survey data and are subject to sampling error. Figures are shown to the nearest 10000 benefit units, and £5 million. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
4. Income is adjusted for family size (equivalised) using the McClements scale. For example, to have a similar standard of living as a couple without children with an income of £100, a single person would need an income of £61 and a couple with two children aged 5 to 7 years would need £141.
Child benefit and one-parent benefit expenditure by household equivalised net income and age of eldest child in the United Kingdom, (£ million pa), 1992–93 Household equivalised net income (per week) Age of eldest child £0to £100 £100.01 to £200 £200.01 to £300 £300.01 to £400 £400.01 and above All under 5 100 475 325 140 115 1,160 5 to 10 230 905 450 180 120 1,880 11 to 15 295 980 540 205 140 2,160 16 or over 105 330 205 100 80 820 All 735 2,685 1,515 625 460 6,020 1. Results are based on the 1992 and 1993 family expenditure surveys.
2. All prices are given at January 1993 levels.
3. Estimates are derived from survey data and are subject to sampling error. Figures are shown to the nearest 10,000 benefit units, and £5 million. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
4. Income is adjusted for family size (equivalised) using the McClements scale. For example, to have a similar standard of living as a couple without children with an income of £100, a single person would need an income of £61 and a couple with two children aged 5 to 7 years would need £141.