| CLAIMS for EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT considered by the Local Employment Committees at Brighouse, Elland and Greetland during the Period 13th December, 1927, to 13th February, 1928. | ||||||
| — | 13th December, 1927 to 16th January, 1928. | 17th January, 1928 to 13th February, 1928. | ||||
| Men. | Women. | Total. | Men. | Women. | Total. | |
| Claims considered | 214 | 47 | 261 | 212 | 31 | 243 |
| Claims allowed | 169 | 22 | 191 | 180 | 17 | 197 |
| Claims recommended for disallowance | 45 | 25 | 70 | 32 | 14 | 46 |
| Grounds of disallowance:— | ||||||
| Not normally insurable and not seeking to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment. | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Insurable employment not likely to be available. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Not a reasonable period of insurable employment during the preceding two years. | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Not making every reasonable effort to obtain suitable employment or not willing to accept suitable employment. | 20 | 19 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Single persons residing with relatives to whom they can look for support. | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Married women living with husbands to whom they can look for support. | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Married men living with wives to whom they can look for support. | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Short-time workers earning sufficient for maintenance. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 |
| NOTE.—During the period in question there were no applications for Extended Benefit from persons under 18 years of age. | ||||||
| Statistics regarding disallowance of claims for standard benefit are not available. |