HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents were on Income Support in the Portsmouth, South constituency in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [65375]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table. While these estimates suggest a slight increase in the number of lone parents in Portsmouth, South receiving Income Support, they have been drawn from a 5 per cent. sample of Income Support recipients and are subject to a degree of sampling variation.
Estimate of lone parents in the Portsmouth, South parliamentary constituency receiving Income Support Number 1999–2000 1,600 2000–01 1,700 2001–02 1,800 Notes
1. Figures are based on an average of 5 per cent. samples taken four times in each year. They are subject to a degree of sampling variation.,
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
3. Lone parents are defined as single people with dependants and who do not receive a pensioner or a disability premium.
Source
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries May 1999 to February 2002.