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Income Support: Lone Parents

Volume 461: debated on Tuesday 12 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many lone parents (a) claiming income support and (b) who had been claiming income support for longer than five years had children aged (i) under three years, (ii) under five years, (iii) between five and 11 years, (iv) between three and 11 years and (v) over 11 years in each month since January 1992. (138726)

[holding answer 23 May 2007]: The information is not available in the format requested. Because of changes in methodology comparable figures are not available prior to 1999. The available information is in the following tables.

Number of lone parents receiving income support, by youngest child’s age, in Great Britain at quarters shown

Quarter ending

With a youngest child under three

With a youngest child under five

With a youngest child aged between three and 11

With a youngest child aged between five and 11

With a youngest child aged over 11

1999

August

305,830

469,050

522,980

359,760

116,250

November

298,940

460,910

515,690

353,730

115,610

2000

February

294,940

456,240

511,950

350,660

116,580

May

291,960

453,320

510,170

348,800

117,310

August

289,280

451,520

512,550

350,310

118,270

November

285,110

444,500

503,820

344,430

116,830

2001

February

287,060

446,500

503,260

343,820

117,890

May

283,160

442,120

499,800

340,830

117,470

August

283,540

441 ,860

499,930

341,620

116,740

November

273,530

427,400

489,700

335,830

115,360

2002

February

272,980

425,200

487,740

335,520

116,400

November

265,740

412,690

475,400

328,450

115,090

2003

February

263,620

408,350

470,050

325,330

115,170

May

267,030

413,730

473,670

326,970

115,100

August

265,300

411 ,280

472,640

326,650

113,790

November

259,150

401,220

459,880

317,810

112,720

2004

February

258,130

400,270

458,930

316,790

113,200

May

257,130

397,750

453,550

312,930

112,600

August

254,220

394,000

452,200

312,420

111,680

November

247,360

383,050

439,000

303,320

110,160

2005

February

246,090

380,690

436,600

302,000

110,440

May

246,390

379,540

433,250

300,090

109,690

August

243,880

377,270

435,250

301,860

110,220

November

242,220

373,090

427,320

296,450

109,050

2006

February

240,600

372,030

427,610

296,170

108,890

May

240,660

371,970

426,100

294,800

108,100

August

241,170

374,930

433,070

299,300

108,950

November

240,990

373,010

426,500

294,470

108,130

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS

Number of lone parents receiving income support for five years or more, by youngest child’s age, in Great Britain at quarters shown

Quarter ending

With a youngest child under three

With a youngest child under five

With a youngest child aged between three and 11

With a youngest child aged between five and 11

With a youngest child aged over 11

1999

August

50,750

93,940

205,750

162,560

60,180

November

49,300

92,670

204,530

161,160

60,420

2000

February

48,280

91,680

204,230

160,820

61,230

May

47,480

90,640

203,860

160,700

61,930

August

46,750

89,890

204,050

160,920

62,500

November

45,840

88,310

201,700

159,230

61 ,980

2001

February

45,700

87,460

200,540

158,790

62,320

May

44,860

85,920

199,070

158,010

62,290

August

44,740

85,050

198,260

157,960

61,870

November

43,060

81 ,540

195,900

157,410

61,620

2002

February

43,050

80,410

195,180

157,810

62,140

May

42,580

79,440

194,600

157,740

61,980

August

42,840

79,870

195,920

158,890

62,160

November

42,700

79,280

193,820

157,240

62,230

2003

February

42,580

79,230

194,260

157,620

62,920

May

42,790

79,420

193,700

157,070

62,610

August

43,210

80,210

193,710

156,720

61,950

November

43,130

79,660

191,900

155,370

62,370

2004

February

43,260

80,170

192,410

155,500

62,880

May

43,810

80,670

191,810

154,950

63,230

August

43,850

80,670

192,050

155,220

63,150

November

43,330

79,230

188,980

153,090

63,120

2005

February

42,930

78,300

187,710

152,340

63,190

May

43,130

78,480

187,430

152,090

63,110

August

42,560

78,040

188,230

152,750

63,470

November

42,520

77,850

186,890

151,550

63,270

2006

February

41,900

77,170

186,650

151,380

63,170

May

41,770

77,060

186,330

151,040

62,890

August

41,000

76,660

187,130

151,470

63,190

November

40,800

76,220

185,330

149,910

62,870

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS