Childcare arrangements for children with working mothers: by child's age, Great Britain, 2004
• In 2004 in Great Britain, childcare arrangements included formal childcare for less than one-third of children aged under five where the mother was working. (Table 8.17)
• Spending on social protection in the UK was £4,710 per person in 2003, higher than the EU-25 average of £4,160 per person. (Figure 8.2)
• In 2005, local authorities provided 3.6 million hours of home care (in a survey week) in Great Britain; nearly three-quarters of which were purchased from the independent sector. (Figure 8.7)
• In 2004/05, 53 per cent of single female pensioners in the UK had an occupational or personal pension in addition to the state pension, compared with 66 per cent of single male pensioners and 83 per cent of pensioner couples.(Table 8.14) Latest information on pension contributions
• In 2004/05, 89 per cent of lone parents with dependent children and 62 per cent of couples with children in the UK were receiving income-related benefits. (Table 8.16)
• In 2005, over 77,000 children were being looked after by local authorities in the UK, with over 60 per cent cared for in foster homes. (Table 8.18)
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