HC Deb 23 February 1933 vol 274 c1883
32. Mr. WHITE

asked the Minister of Health if he has any information as to the number of cases in any convenient recent period in which unemployment benefit has been supplemented by grants by public assistance authorities?

The MINISTER of HEALTH (Sir Hilton Young)

During the week ending the 4th February, 1933, in England and Wales, 11,101 insured persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and 27,782 insured persons in receipt of transitional payments were also in receipt of outdoor poor relief.