Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of people claiming child benefit in (a) the London Borough of Islington and (b) Islington South and Finsbury constituency are in work.

The average earnings of in-work child benefit claimants is only available at disproportionate cost.

The most recent data on tax credits broken down by geographical location is available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014 (main stats)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014 (geographic breakdown)