Household income

HC Deb 03 June 1998 vol 313 c250W

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of households with children in Wales have a household income below the United Kingdom average. [43596]

Mr. Keith Bradley

It is estimated that in 1995/96, just over seven in ten households with children in Wales had a household income below the Great Britain average.

Notes:

1. A child is defined as an individual aged under 16 or an unmarried 16 to 18 year old on a course up to and including 'A' level standard.

2. The FRS does not include data for Northern Ireland and so the reply uses Great Britain average income and not the UK average income.

3. This figure relates to both the before and after housing costs measures, regardless of whether or not the self-employed are included.

Source:

The data are taken from Households Below Average Income (HBAI) based on the Family Resources Survey (FRS). The 1995/96 financial year is the latest period for which data are available.