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Written question asked by Malcolm Wicks (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 February 1996. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 February 1996 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
How many two-parent families are in receipt of (a) income support, (b) family credit and (c) disability working allowance; and for each benefit what is the number of two-parent families estimated to included a qualifying child for the purposes of the Child Support Act 1991; how many lone parent families are in receipt of (a) income support (b) family credit and (c) disability working allowance; and for each benefit what is the number of lone parent families estimated to include a qualifying child for the purposes of the Child Support Act 1991. - Inc table.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
270 c943W; 12800;12801
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Disability working allowance Income support Families Family credit Recipients Lone parents Social security benefits
Contains statistics
Yes