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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mark Tami: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many families in (a) Alyn and Deeside and (b) Delyn are claiming (i) child benefit and (ii) income support. [48919] Malcolm Wicks: The information is in the table. Families in the parliamentary constituencies of Alyn and Deeside and Delyn receiving child benefit or income support--November 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Alyn and Deeside Delyn Families receiving child benefit 9,900 8,600 Families receiving income support 1,500 1,300 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 2. Figures for income support are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are subject to a degree of sampling variation. 3. Families are defined as benefit recipients with one or more dependants. 4. Families in receipt of income support will also be in receipt of child benefit. 5. Cases are allocated to each parliamentary constituency by matching the postcode against the Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory. Constituency boundaries are represented as at May 1997. Source: Child benefit computer system 100 per cent. six monthly statistical enquiry, November 2001; Income Support 5 per cent. quarterly statistical enquiry, November 2001

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

48919; 384 c870W;384 c869-70W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Child benefit Income support Families Recipients Delyn Alyn and Deeside

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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