HC Deb 08 April 1998 vol 310 cc268-9W
16. Mr. Wicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion and number of children aged under 16 years live in families receiving income support. [36905]

Mr. Worthington

The latest information available shows that 21.4 per cent., or 89,090, of children in Northern Ireland are living in families receiving income support.