§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many lone parents are claiming income support in each local authority area in London; and in each area, how many lone parents had one or more children aged(a) 0 to four and (b) five to 11 years; and how many children of lone parents fall into each age group. [48979]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe latest information available is set out in the table.
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Lone parents receiving Income Support in Greater London, November 1996 Thousands All lone parents receiving Income Support Lone parents with child(ren under 5 Lone parents with child(ren) aged 5–11 Cases Children Cases Children City of London 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— Barking & Dagenham 5 2 3 3 4 Barnet 5 2 3 3 4 Bexley 4 2 3 2 3 Brent 8 4 5 5 6 Bromley 4 2 2 2 3 Camden 6 2 3 3 5 Croydon 8 4 5 5 7 Ealing 7 3 4 4 6 Enfield 7 3 4 4 6 Greenwich 8 4 5 4 6 Hackney 9 4 5 6 8 Hammersmith & Fulham 5 3 3 3 3 Haringey 8 4 5 5 6 Harrow 3 1 2 2 3 Havering 4 2 2 2 2 Hillingdon 5 2 3 3 4 Hounslow 5 2 3 3 4 Islington 7 3 4 4 6 Kensington & Chelsea 3 1 2 1 2 Kingston upon Thames 2 1 1 1 1 Lambeth 11 6 7 7 9 Lewisham 9 5 6 5 8 Merton 3 2 2 2 3 Newham 11 6 7 6 9 Redbridge 4 2 3 2 3 Richmond upon Thames 2 1— 1— 1 1 Southwark 11 5 6 6 9 Sutton 3 1 2 2 3 Tower Hamlets 7 3 4 4 6 Waltham Forest 7 3 4 4 6 Wandsworth 6 3 4 3 4 City of Westminster 4 2 2 2 3 Greater London (Total) 187 92 112 107 151 1Denotes nil or negligible Notes:
1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. Totals may not sum due to rounding
2. Lone parents are defined as claimants receiving the lone parent premium and will therefore exclude some single parents who receive a higher value premium such as the Disability or Pensioner premium
3. Numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample
4. A lone parent may have children in both of the age bands shown. They will therefore be counted twice, as such a case will be shown in each banding
Source:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, November 1996 (latest available)