HC Deb 17 February 1926 vol 191 cc1918-9
38 and 53. Mr. LANSBURY

asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many women applied at the Stepney Employment Exchange for unemployment benefit during each of the six months ending 14th February; in how many instances was all benefit refused and the cause of such refusal; and in how many cases was benefit refused after less than a month's payments had been received by the applicant, and the cause for such refusal;

(2) how many women applied for unemployment benefit, at the Stepney Employment Exchange during each of the six months ending 14th February; and how many claims from these women were disallowed and the reason for such disallowance?

Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

As the reply to these questions involves a considerable number of figures, I will, with the permission of the hon. Member, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT, giving all the available information.

The following is the statement:

APPLICATIONS for UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT by WOMEN at STEPNEY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.
— 25th Aug. to 14th Sept., 1925. 15th Sept. to 12th Oct., 1925. 13th Oct. to 16th Nov., 1925. 17th Nov. to 14th Dec, 1925. 15th Dec., 1925, to 11th Jan., 1926. 12th Jan. to 8th Feb., 1926. Total.
Total Applications for Benefit.
Fresh and Repeat Claims.* 154 170 279 177 300 146 1,226
Applications to Local Employment Committee for Extended Benefit.†
Considered … … 75 29 41 70 53 110 378
Allowed:
For 12 weeks … 1 2 2 — — — 5
For less than 12 weeks 63 23 31 47 35 50 249
Disallowed:
Not reasonable period of insurable employment. 2 — 7 19 14 15 57
Not making reasonable effort to obtain work. 3 4 1 2 2 28 40
Single peasons … — — — 1 — — 1
Married women living with husbands to obtain whom they can look for support. — — — 1 2 17 20
Aliens … … 6 — — — — — 6
Total disallowed … 11 4 8 23 18 60 124
* Includes repeat claims made by the same individual.
† Statistics of the number of applications for Standard Benefit disallowed are not available.