§ 71. Mr. PALINGasked the Minister of Labour how many persons have been refused unemployment benefit because the family income was deemed to be sufficient to provide for such unemployed persons?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland)In the period of 18 months between 25th August, 1925, and 14th February, 1927, 272,262 applications for extended benefit were recommended for disallowance by local committees on the ground that the family income was deemed to be sufficient to provide for the applicants concerned. The number of separate individuals included in this figure cannot be stated.