asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the administrative costs for the family income supplement scheme for each year since the scheme was introduced.
The information is as follows:
| 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 |
| £460,000 | £640,000 | £720,000 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the number eligible for, and the number claiming, the family income supplement for each year since the scheme was introduced; and if she will distinguish between one- and two-parent families.
The number of families receiving family income supplement were as follows:
| Two-parent families | One-parent families | |
| End of 1971 | 47,000 | 24,000 |
| End of 1972 | 48,000 | 34,000 |
| End of 1973 | 50,000 | 45,000 |
| End of 1974* | 33,000 | 39,000 |
| * Provisional figure for November 1974, the latest available. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the number of children covered by the family income supplement scheme for each year since the scheme was introduced, distinguishing between the number of children whose parents are claiming, and not claiming, respectively; and if she will further divide this information into one- and two-parent families.
Estimates of the numbers of children in families receiving family income supplement are as follows:
| Two-parent families | One-parent families | |
| End of 1971 | 139,000 | 37,000 |
| End of 1972 | 133,000 | 50,000 |
| End of 1973 | 150,000 | 71,000 |
| End of 1974* | 104,000 | 64,000 |
| * Provisional figures for November 1974, the latest available. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what amounts have been spent on advertising the family income supplement scheme for each year since the scheme's introduction.
The expenditure on advertising family income supplement was:
| Thousands | |||||||||||
| Type of Family | |||||||||||
| All Families | Two-Parent Families | One-Parent Families Headed by a Man | One-Parent Families Headed by a Woman | ||||||||
| Awards current at | |||||||||||
| Total Income of Family at Date of Claim | October 1973 | April 1974 | October 1973 | April 1974 | October 1973 | April 1974 | October 1973 | April 1974 | |||
| All Ranges of Income | … | 101 | 76 | 55 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 39 | ||
| Under £9·00 | … | … | … | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| £9·00–£9·99 | … | … | … | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| £10·00–£10·99 | … | … | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| £11·00–£11·99 | … | … | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| £12·00–£12·99 | … | … | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
| £13·00–£13·99 | … | … | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
| £14·00–£14·99 | … | … | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |
| £15·00–£15·99 | … | … | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
| £16·00–£16·99 | … | … | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | |
| £17·00–£17·99 | … | … | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | |
| £18·00–£18·99 | … | … | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| £19·00–£19·99 | … | … | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| £20·00–£20·99 | … | … | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
| £21·00–£21·99 | … | … | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| £22·00–£22·99 | … | … | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| £23·00–£23·99 | … | … | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| £24·00–£24·99 | … | … | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| £25·00–£25·99 | … | … | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| £26·00–£26·99 | … | … | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| £27·00–£27·99 | … | … | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| £28·00–£28·99 | … | … | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| £29·00–£29·99 | … | … | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| £30·00 and over | … | … | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the awards current at the end of December 1973 and 1974 for the
| £ | |
| 1971 | 310,000 |
| 1972 | 325,000 |
| 1973 | 161,000 |
| 1974 | 124,000 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the awards under the family income supplement scheme analysed by type of family and total income of family for 1973 and 1974, as set out in table 32.36 of Social Trends, 1973.
Information relating to October 1973 and April 1974, the latest date for which information is available, is as follows:family income supplement scheme, as set out in table 32.30 in Social Trends, 1973.
Information for December 1974 is not yet available. The following table relates to December 1973:
| Amount of family income supplement in payment (£) | |||||||||||||
| All amounts | Under 1·00 | 1·00–1·90 | 2·00–2·90 | 3·00–3·90 | 4·00–4·90 | 5·00–5·90 | 6·00 (maximum) | Average amount | |||||
| Thousands | £ | ||||||||||||
| All types of family: | |||||||||||||
| All families | … | … | … | … | 95 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2·55 |
| With 1 child | … | … | … | 38 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | N.A. | 2·61 | |
| With 2 children | … | … | … | 23 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | N.A. | 2·35 | |
| With 3 children | … | … | … | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2·48 | |
| With 4 children | … | … | … | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2·45 | |
| With 5 children | … | … | … | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2·75 | |
| With 6 or more | … | … | … | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3·28 | |
| Two-parent families: | |||||||||||||
| All families | … | … | … | … | 50 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2·31 |
| With 1 child | … | … | … | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | N.A. | 2·19 | |
| With 2 children | … | … | … | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N.A. | 2·65 | |
| With 3 children | … | … | … | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2·24 | |
| With 4 children | … | … | … | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2·34 | |
| With 5 children | … | … | … | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2·66 | |
| With 6 or more | … | … | … | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3·22 | |
| One-parent families headed by a man: | |||||||||||||
| All families | … | … | … | … | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2·36 |
| With 1 child | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N.A. | 2·33 | |
| With 2 children | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N.A. | 2·11 | |
| With 3 or more | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2·67 | |
| One-parent families headed by a woman: | |||||||||||||
| All families | … | … | … | … | 43 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 2·88 |
| With 1 child | … | … | … | 28 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | N.A. | 2·77 | |
| With 2 children | … | … | … | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | N.A. | 2·76 | |
| With 3 or more | … | … | … | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3·24 | |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will set out the awards and rejections for the family income supplement scheme for 1973 and
| 1973 | 1974 | |||||||||||
| Total | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 167,966 | 148,021 |
| Number of awards: | ||||||||||||
| New and repeat | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 52,645 | 36,329 | |||
| Renewal | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 41,576 | 36,020 | ||
| Number of rejections: | ||||||||||||
| New and repeat | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 57,741 | 51,180 | |||
| Reason for rejection: | ||||||||||||
| Residence | … | … | … | … | … | … | 14 | — | ||||
| Not in full-time work | … | … | … | … | … | 14,162 | 10,852 | |||||
| Not normally in full-time work | … | … | … | 535 | 1,026 | |||||||
| No reckonable children | … | … | … | … | 1,601 | 1,276 | ||||||
| Excess income | … | … | … | … | … | … | 31,373 | 30,854 | ||||
| Failure to provide information | … | … | … | 10,056 | 7,172 | |||||||
| Renewal | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 14,000 | 22,607 | ||
| Reason for rejection: | ||||||||||||
| Residence | … | … | … | … | … | … | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Not in full-time work | … | … | … | … | … | 3,022 | 3,869 | |||||
| Not normally in full-time work | … | … | … | 63 | 216 | |||||||
| No reckonable children | … | … | … | … | 350 | 454 | ||||||
| Excess income | … | … | … | … | … | … | 9,263 | 16,432 | ||||
| Failure to provide information | … | … | … | 1,298 | 1,635 | |||||||
| Claims withdrawn | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 2,004 | 1,885 | |||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the amounts paid out under the family income supplement scheme for each year since the scheme was introduced; and if she will subdivide this sum between one- and two-parent families for each year since the scheme was introduced.
It is estimated that the amounts paid out for each calendar year since the start of the scheme are as follows:
| £ millions | |||
| Year | All | Two-parent families | One-parent families |
| 1971 | 2·3 | 1·3 | 1·0 |
| 1972 | 9·2 | 5·1 | 4·1 |
| 1973 | 12·0 | 6·0 | 6·0 |
| 1974 | 12·2 | 5·4 | 6·8 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the number of staff required to establish and to administer
1974, as listed in table 32.5 in Social Trends, 1973.
Following is the information:the family income supplement scheme for each year since the scheme was introduced.
During the initial take-on period in 1971 approximately 200 staff were employed in the family income supplement branch at Blackpool central office augmented by the use of casual staff in local offices. The work is now entirely centralised at Blackpool. The total number of staff employed in subsequent years is approximately as follows:
| 1972 | 140 |
| 1973 | 135 |
| 1974 | 130 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the prescribed income levels for the family income supplement for a one-child, two-child, four-child and six-child family, for each year since the scheme was introduced; and if she will also present this information as a percentage of average earnings.
The following are the details:
| One Child | Two Children | Four Children | Six Children | ||||||
| Date | Income Levels | Percentage of Average Earnings | Income Levels | Percentage of Average Earnings | Income Levels | Percentage of Average Earnings | Income Levels | Percentage of Average Earnings | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| August 1971 | … | 18·00 | 59 | 20·00 | 65 | 24·00 | 78 | 28·00 | 91 |
| April 1972 | … | 20·00 | 61 | 22·00 | 67 | 26·00 | 79 | 30·00 | 91 |
| April 1973 | … | 21·00 | 56 | 23·50 | 63 | 28·50 | 76 | 32·50 | 86 |
| October 1973 | … | 21·50 | 53 | 24·00 | 59 | 29·00 | 71 | 34·00 | 83 |
| July 1974 | … | 25·00 | 53 | 28·00 | 60 | 34·00 | 72 | 40·00 | 85 |
| Note: Average earnings are the estimated average earnings of male adult full time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry. Figures for months other than October have been estimated by using the monthly index of average earnings as published in the Department of Employment Gazette. | |||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the prescribed income levels for the family income supplement for one-child, two-child and four-child families, respectively,
| One Child | Two Children | Four Children | ||||||
| Date | Prescribed income level | Tax threshold | Prescribed income level | Tax threshold | Prescribed income level | Tax threshold | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| August 1971 | … | 18·00 | 15·33 | 20·00 | 18·12 | 24·00 | 24·33 | |
| April 1972 | … | … | 20·00 | 18·67 | 22·00 | 21·46 | 26·00 | 27·67 |
| April 1973 | … | … | 21·00 | 18·75 | 23·50 | 21·44 | 28·50 | 27·50 |
| October 1973 | … | 21·50 | 18·75 | 24·00 | 21·44 | 29·00 | 27·50 | |
| July 1974 | … | … | 25·00 | 21·25 | 28·00 | 24·87 | 34·00 | 32·77 |
| Note: Tax thresholds relate to two-parent families with children in the following age bands:— | ||||||||
| One child: under 11. | ||||||||
| Two children: both under 11. | ||||||||
| Four children: two under 11, two 11–15. | ||||||||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are claiming the family income supplement of, respectively: 10p to 99p, £1 to £1·99, £2 to £2·99, £3 to £3·99, £4 to £4·99, £5 to £5·99and £6 to £7; and in each case what is the total number of persons claiming and estimated to be eligible, respectively.
The following table relates to the number of families receiving family income supplement split into the various ranges of amounts. It is based on provisional figures for November 1974, the latest date for which information is available. An estimate of the number of families eligible for FIS during 1974 cannot be made until data from the 1974 Family Expenditure Survey is available:
| Number receiving | |
| Weekly assessment | FIS |
| Less than £1 | 5,000 |
| £1·00—£1·99 | 8,000 |
| £2·00—£2·99 | 15,000 |
| £3·00—£3·99 | 16,000 |
| £4·00—£4·99 | 12,000 |
| £5·00—£5·99 | 12,000 |
| £6·00—£7·00 | 4,000 |
| TOTAL RECIPIENTS | 72,000 |
together with the tax thresholds for these families, for each year since the scheme was introduced.
The details are as follows:
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the average size of payments for family income supplement for each year since the scheme's inception; and if she will also express these payments as percentages of average earnings for each of the years under consideration.
The figures are:
| Calendar year | Average FIS payment | As per cent. of average earnings* |
| 1971 | £1·73 | 5·6 |
| 1972 | £2·05 | 6·0 |
| 1973 | £2·47 | 6·3 |
| 1974 (11 months)† | £2·93 | 6·4 |
| * Average earnings are the estimated average earnings of male adult-full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry. Figures for months other than October have been estimated by using the monthly index of average earnings as published in the Department of Employment Gazette | ||
| † Information for full year not yet available. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the number of appeals to tribunals on disputed decisions on the family income supplement scheme for each year since its inception; and if she will set out the results of the appeals.
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |||
| Appeals heard | … | … | 1,495 | 2,476 | 1,515 | 1,636 |
| Decision confirmed | … | … | 1,465 | 2,309 | 1,419 | 1,547 |
| Decision reversed | … | … | 30 | 167 | 96 | 89 |