§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate(a) the numbers of families in receipt of family credit, (b) their average net pay and (c) the earnings of their partners comprising (i) a male as the main earner and (ii) a female as the main earner with (1) one child, (2) two children, (3) three children and (4) four or more children under eight years of age. [64228]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the tables.
Number of families receiving Family Credit, May 1998 Thousands All families Male main earner Female main earner All families 767 315 452 With 1 child under 8 279 109 170 With 2 children under 8 141 88 53 With 3 children under 8 37 29 8 With 4 or more children under 8 7 6 1
Net earnings of family credit main earner, May 1998 £ per week All families Male main earner Female main earner All families 100.67 113.96 91.40 With 1 child under 8 98.73 113.70 89.11 With 2 children under 8 103.34 114.73 84.63 With 3 children under 8 108.00 115.76 78.25 With 4 or more children under 8 111.91 116.60 79.24
Earnings of partners of Family Credit claimants, May 1998 £ per week All families Male main earner Female main earner All families 41.07 38.94 45.14 With 1 child under 8 40.67 38.43 45.65 With 2 children under 8 41.10 38.07 47.92 With 3 children under 8 41.17 37.18 58.94 With 4 or more children under 8 53.87 51.83 57.94 Notes:
1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to totals
2. Families may have other children who are not counted in this breakdown (aged 8 and over)
3. Families with 1 to 4 or more children under 8 do not sum to the total number of families shown as families where all of the children in the family are over 8 are not included in the table
Source:
Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1998