To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was (a) the number of children, and (b) the number of children as a proportion of all families that were living in families dependent on income-related benefits for each year since 1979 for each region. [32928]
Information is not available on a consistent basis for all benefits or prior to 1991. The
| Proportion of children in each region living in families receiving income-related benefits | |||||||||||
| Region | |||||||||||
| North | Yorkshire and Humberside | East Midlands | East Anglia | London (Inner and outer) | South east (including London) | South West | West Midlands | North West | Scotland | Wales | |
| 1991 | |||||||||||
| Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) | 628 | 1,012 | 816 | 415 | 1,340 | 2,154 | 900 | 1,095 | 1,345 | 591 | 1,024 |
| Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) | 200 | 280 | 180 | 70 | 410 | 380 | 190 | 320 | 420 | 290 | 160 |
| Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) | 31.9 | 27.7 | 22.1 | 16.9 | 30.6 | 17.6 | 21.1 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 49.1 | 15.6 |
| 1992 | |||||||||||
| Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) | 634 | 1,024 | 827 | 432 | 1,365 | 2,177 | 910 | 1,104 | 1,355 | 596 | 1,026 |
| Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) | 210 | 310 | 220 | 80 | 510 | 440 | 210 | 340 | 440 | 320 | 170 |
| Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) | 33.1 | 30.3 | 24.2 | 18.5 | 37.4 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 30.8 | 32.5 | 53.7 | 16.6 |
| 1993 | |||||||||||
| Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) | 639 | 1,035 | 835 | 415 | 1,391 | 2,196 | 920 | 1,114 | 1,367 | 602 | 1,032 |
| Number of children in families receiving income-related benefits (thousands) | 210 | 310 | 220 | 100 | 560 | 510 | 240 | 360 | 480 | 320 | 190 |
| Proportion in families receiving income-related benefits (percentage) | 32.9 | 30 | 26.3 | 24.1 | 40.3 | 23.2 | 26.1 | 32.3 | 35.1 | 53.2 | 18.4 |
Notes:
1. Child population figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000. Children in families receiving income-related benefits has been rounded to the nearest 10,000. All percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.
2. Children in families receiving income-related benefits does not include those in families receiving Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance only—a regional breakdown is not available.
3. Children may be in families receiving more than on income-related benefit. Overlaps between benefits have been taken into account.
4. Children are defined as aged 15 and under.
5. Standard statistical regions have been used.
Proportion of children in Great Britain in families receiving an income-related benefit.
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1991
| 1992
| 1993
| |
| Number of children aged 0–15 (thousands) | 11,318 | 11,433 | 11,547 |
| Number of children in families receiving Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance only (thousands) | 430 | 500 | 620 |
| Number of children in families receiving one or more income-related benefits (thousands) | 3,340 | 3,720 | 4,100 |
| Proportion of children in families receiving one or more income-related benefits (per cent.) | 29.5 per cent. | 32.5 per cent. | 35.5 per cent. |
Notes:
1. Child population figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000. Children in families receiving income-related benefits has been rounded to the nearest 10,000. All percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. 2. Children may be in families receiving more than one income related benefit. Overlaps between benefits have been taken into account.3. Children are defined as aged 15 and under.
Source:
Income Support Statistics May 1991–1993.
Family Credit Statistics April 1991-April 1993.
Disability Working Allowance Statistics 1992–1993.
Office of Population, Censuses and Survey mid term estimates 1991–1993.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for each year from 1979 to the latest year for which information is available, what was the estimated number of (a) males and (b) females aged (i) under 10, (ii) 10–13, (iii) 14–16 and (iv) 17–20 years
information that is available is set out in the tables. Data on population are not yet available for 1994.
respectively in households receiving (1) supplementary benefit/income support and (2) supplementary benefit, income support or housing benefit. [34465]
The information available is set out in the tables.
Table 1: Supplementary Benefit/Income Support—thousands
| ||||||||
Number of dependents
| Number of claimants
| Number of partners
| ||||||
Aged under 10
| 10–13
| 14–16
| 17–20
| Males
| Females
| All claimants aged 16–20
| Aged 16–20
| |
| 1979 | 574 | 236 | 135 | 9 | 89 | 105 | 194 | 15 |
| 1980 | 693 | 271 | 149 | 12 | 152 | 147 | 299 | 27 |
| 1981 | 949 | 369 | 214 | 18 | 235 | 187 | 422 | 42 |
| 1982 | 1,097 | 424 | 244 | 28 | 320 | 238 | 558 | 48 |
| 1983 | 1,145 | 433 | 261 | 29 | 333 | 268 | 601 | 51 |
| 1984 | 1,267 | 449 | 287 | 30 | 339 | 270 | 608 | 51 |
| 1986 | 1,420 | 458 | 313 | 36 | 323 | 270 | 593 | 44 |
| 1987 | 1,458 | 421 | 309 | 48 | 256 | 246 | 501 | 38 |
| 1988 | 1,472 | 410 | 275 | 39 | 188 | 203 | 391 | 33 |
| 1989 | 1,463 | 384 | 250 | 42 | 146 | 161 | 307 | 30 |
| 1990 | 1,480 | 382 | 245 | 43 | 148 | 164 | 312 | 25 |
| 1991 | 1,713 | 466 | 264 | 54 | 190 | 184 | 373 | 30 |
| 1992 | 1,946 | 544 | 303 | 81 | 219 | 202 | 420 | 29 |
| 1993 | 2,097 | 620 | 346 | 101 | 238 | 213 | 452 | 33 |
| 1994 | 2,080 | 629 | 369 | 106 | 214 | 199 | 412 | 30 |
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally.
2. Income Support replaced Supplementary Benefit in 1988.
Source:
Supplementary Benefit/Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries 1979–93.
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry May 1994.
Table 2: Housing Benefit without Supplementary Benefit/Income Support—thousands
| ||||||||
Number of dependants
| Number of claimants
| Number of partners
| ||||||
Age under 10
| 10–13
| 14–16
| 17–20
| Males
| Females
| All claimants aged 16–20
| Aged 16–20
| |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 187 | 69 | 51 | 8 | — | 57 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | 205 | 78 | 56 | 11 | — | 60 | — | 5 |
| 1991 | 213 | 87 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 17 | — | 5 |
| 1992 | 227 | 95 | 55 | 15 | — | 17 | — | 5 |
| 1993 | 254 | 101 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 18 | — | 6 |
| 1994 | 284 | 104 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 17 | — | 4 |
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. Due to rounding some of the totals may not tally.
2. "—" denotes nil or negligible.
3. Information is not available prior to 1989.
4. Tables does not include HB recipients with IS.
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information Systems 1 per cent. sample at May each year.