Family Credit

HC Deb 03 December 1998 vol 321 cc274-5W

Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the source for her estimate in her answer of 16 November 1998, Official Report, column 592, that in 50 per cent. of couples receiving family credit the main earner is female. [62246]

Angela Eagle

The Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry for May 1998 shows that of the 767,000 families receiving Family Credit, 59 per cent. (452,000 families) have a female main earner.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Source:

Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1998 (5 per cent. sample of awards).