§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families are in receipt of family credit with(a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three children. [61734]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
Family Credit families by number of children Number receiving Family Credit All families 767,000 1 child 292,000 2 children 271,000 3 children 135,000 Notes:
- 1. Figures based on a 5 per cent. sample of Family Credit awards and as such are subject to a degree of sampling error.
- 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to totals.
- 3. Figures include dependants aged 16–18 who are included in the calculation of the Family Credit award.
- 4. Families with 1 to 3 children do not sum to the total for all families as there are also families with 4 or more children in receipt of Family Credit.
Source:
Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1998
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many babies were born in families which were(a) already in receipt of family credit and (b) qualified for family credit as a result of the baby's birth in each of the last three years. [61732]
§ Angela EagleInformation is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Children born into families with Family Credit 1995–98 Children born into families in receipt of Family Credit New Family Credit claimants with a child aged under one 1995–96 23,000 70,000 1996–97 28,000 75,000 1997–98 29,000 71,000 Notes:
- 1. It is not possible to identify families who qualify for Family Credit as the result of the birth of a baby; however, information is available on the number of families who make a new claim to Family Credit and who have a child aged under one.
106 - 2. The number of children born into families may include a number who are adopted. It is not possible to identify whether a child entering a benefit unit is the natural child of the parents, or an adopted child.
- 3. Estimates of the number of children born into families whilst they are in receipt of Family Credit may be subject to an undercount as it has not been possible to accurately identify the number of multiple births children. It is not anticipated that this would greatly increase the estimates.
- 4. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to totals.
- 5. Each year is representative of the period June to May inclusive.
Source:
Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1998
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the average weekly income is for families in receipt of family credit broken down between the amount received in (i) pay and (ii) family credit for a two-parent family with(a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three children. [61728]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
Average weekly income of two-parent Family Credit recipientssplit by number of children, net earnings and weekly Family Credit Number of children Number of cases Total average income from net earnings and weekly Family Credit (£) Average net earnings (£) Average weekly Family Credit (£) All couples 390,000 167.33 108.41 58.93 1 child 98,000 145.82 101.86 43.96 2 children 142,000 161.23 107.01 54.22 3 children 92,000 178.42 113.47 64.95 Notes:
- 1. Figures based on a 5 per cent. sample of Family Credit awards and as such are subject to a degree of sampling error.
- 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to totals.
- 3. Figures do not include income from other benefits, e.g. Child Benefit, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit.
- 4. Figures include dependants aged 16–18 who are included in the calculation of the Family Credit award.
- 5. Couples with 1 to 3 children do not sum to the total for all couples as there are also couples with 4 or more children in receipt of Family Credit.
Source:
May 1998 Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) men and (b) women are in receipt of family credit with (i) one child, (ii) two children, and(c) three children. [61733]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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Family Credit families by gender of main earner and number of children Status Number in receipt of Family Credit All families 767,000 Male main earner 1 child 80,000 2 children 110,000 3 children 75,000
Family Credit families by gender of main earner and number of children Status Number in receipt of Family Credit Female main earner 1 child 212,000 2 children 160,000 3 children 60,000 Notes:
- 1. Main earner is either the Family Credit claimant, or the partner.
- 2. Figures based on a 5 per cent. sample of Family Credit awards and as such are subject to a degree of sampling error.
- 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and may not sum due to totals.
- 4. Figures include dependants aged 16–18 who are included in the calculation of the Family Credit award.
- 5. Families with 1 to 3 children do not sum to the total for all families as there are also families with 4 or more children in receipt of Family Credit.
Source:
Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 1998.