| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| 13A family credit and income support |
| Table 13A1 Awards and average amounts of Family Credit by type of family1, 1990-1998 |
All Families |
Couples Main Earner is |
Lone Parent Main Earner is |
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Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
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Number 000s |
Average Amount £/wk |
Number 000s |
Average Amount £/wk |
Number 000s |
Average Amount £/wk |
Number 000s |
Average Amount £/wk |
Number 000s |
Average Amount £/wk |
|
| 1990 | 38 |
27.73 |
17 |
24.87 |
2 |
30.33 |
- |
* |
17 |
30.40 |
| 1991 | 42 |
30.71 |
18 |
26.20 |
3 |
34.44 |
1 |
31.30 |
20 |
34.24 |
| 1992 | 47 |
37.25 |
17 |
31.17 |
5 |
40.92 |
1 |
32.95 |
24 |
40.89 |
| 1993 | 57 |
43.30 |
16 |
33.73 |
8 |
44.75 |
1 |
37.03 |
31 |
48.12 |
| 1994 | 62 |
46.10 |
18 |
35.12 |
9 |
48.50 |
1 |
42.58 |
34 |
51.52 |
| 1995 | 68 |
48.75 |
20 |
40.36 |
10 |
49.81 |
1 |
40.26 |
37 |
53.12 |
| 1996 | 75 |
53.15 |
22 |
47.04 |
10 |
53.04 |
1 |
49.80 |
42 |
56.45 |
| 1997 | 74 |
55.02 |
20 |
47.76 |
9 |
56.51 |
1 |
51.09 |
43 |
58.21 |
| 1998 | 70 |
56.69 |
17 |
49.47 |
7 |
59.05 |
1 |
51.88 |
45 |
59.18 |
Source: DSS Analytical Services |
| 1 At May of each year except 1998 which relates to February. |