HC Deb 03 November 1999 vol 337 c246W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many children aged(a) 0 to five years and (b) five or more receive child benefit. [96862]

Angela Eagle

It is estimated that, at May 1999 Child Benefit was in payment in respect of 3,385,860 children aged 0 to four years and 9,431,020 children aged five or more years.

Source:

5 per cent. sample of current live Child Benefit claims.