§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the numbers of unemployed claimants drawing supplementary benefit for each year since 1948; and if he will express these totals as a percentage of the total number of unemployed.
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§ Mrs. ChalkerFollowing is the information requested:
Year Registered unemployed receiving national assistance supplementary benefit Great Britain Col. (2) figures as percentage of all registered unemployed (November) (thousands) 1948 53 16 1949 66 20 1950 77 25 1951 66 23 1952 102 25 1953 94 29 1954 80 30 1955 61 27 1956 73 28 1957 96 30 1958 151 29 1959 129 30 1960 107 30 1961 103 27 1962 150 28 1963 155 32 1964 111 32 1965 91 28 1966 119 25 1967 192 34 1968 190 34 1969 196 35 1970 200 34 1971 332 39 1972 358 45 1973 228 45 1974 266 43 1975 479 44 1976 554 46 1977 659 49 1978 605 47