asked the Secretary of State for Social Services further to his reply to the hon.. Member for Carshalton, Official Report, 3 July, if he will now publish figures for 1984, or the latest available date., showing the estimated numbers of working families with gross incomes, excluding state benefits, in the following income ranges: under £80, £80 to £89, £90 to £99, £100 to £109, £110 to £119, £120 to £129, £130 to £139, £140 to £149, £150 to £159, £160 to £169, £170 to £179, £180 to £189, £190 to £199, £200 to £219, £220 to £239, £240 to £259, £260 to £279, £280 to £299 and £300 and over, respectively, distinguishing between one-and two-parent families, between one-and two-wage families and between families with each of one, two, three and four or more dependent children.

The latest information, which relates to 1981, is in the table.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures for 1984 or the latest available date, showing estimated numbers of out of work but working age families, with gross incomes, including state benefits, in each of the following income ranges: under £50, £50 to £59, £60 to £69, £70 to £79, £80 to £89, £90 to £99, £100 to £109, £110 to £119, £120 to £129, £130 to £139, £140 to £149 and £150 and over, respectively, including housing benefit and distinguishing

Number of out of work families of working age at various income levels—(Great Britain, 1981)
Thousands
				Number of dependent children						NI benefits being received
								None		UB		SB		IVB		Other
Gross weekly income including state benefits	Total	One parent families	Two parent families	1	2	3	4 or more	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)
£
Under 50	250	190	60	170	60	10	10	70	130	20	10	*	—	*	*	10	—
50–59	190	130	60	100	80	20	—	10	140	20	10	*	—	10	*	20	*
60–69	270	130	140	90	130	50	10	50	160	30	10	10	—	10	*	10	—
70–79	170	80	90	30	60	70	20	30	90	10	30	—	—	*	*	10	*
80–89	110	40	70	20	50	20	20	20	60	10	*	*	*	20	*	—	—
90–99	70	30	40	10	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	—	—	10	*	*	—
100–109	'30	10	20	10	—	10	10	10	10	*	—	—	—	10	*	10	—
110–119	30	10	20	10	10	10	10	20	—	—	—	—	—	10	*	—	*
120–129	20	10	10	—	10	*	—	10	*	—	—	—	—	*	*	*	—
130–139	10	*	10	—	10	*	*	10	*	—	*	—	—	*	*	*	—
140–149	10	*	10	—	10	*	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	*	—	—
150 and over	100	20	80	40	40	20	10	80	*	10	—	10	—	10	—	—	—
Total	1,260	620	640	480	460	230	100	310	600	100	70	20	*	80	*	60	10
(a) Without supplementary benefit.
(1b) With supplementary benefit.
* less than 5,000.

Notes:1. The figures are derived from the 1981 Family Expenditure Survey and are subject to sampling error. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000 and so rows and columns may not sum exactly to the totals shown.2. The totals do not coincide exactly with other published statistics. This is due to the different data sources.3. Gross weekly income includes rent and rate rebates, and is the income reported in 1981 without any updating.4. An 'out of work family' is defined as one where neither parent is in full-time employment or self-employment, except that families where the head has been sick or unemployed for less than 3 months are excluded.5. The figures exclude any families not living in private households.6. 'Other' NI benefits include maternity and widows benefits.