To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average amount paid in benefits to a workless household in the UK in the last period for which figures are available. (181637)

The average (mean) weekly amount paid in benefits to a workless household, with at least one adult of working age, in the UK for 2005-06 was £167. The average (mean) weekly gross income for a working household was £803.

Source:

Family Resources Survey, United Kingdom 2005-06