§ 36. Mr. G. HALLasked the Minister of Labour the number of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and transitional payments, respectively, at the Employment Exchanges at Aberdare and Mountain Ash for the last five years to date?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a table of figures I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The table below gives the information desired for June, 1930,* and for March of each year since 1931. In view of the changes in the conditions for the receipt of insurance benefit, which came into operation in November, 1931, the figures for June, 1930, and March, 1931, are not strictly comparable with those for later dates.
| Insured Persons with Claims Admitted. | ||
| — | Aberdare Employment Exchange. | Mountain Ash Employment Exchange. |
| 23rd June, 1930— | ||
| Standard Benefit | 1,483 | 1,361 |
| Transitional Benefit. | 1,210 | 975 |
| 23rd March, 1931— | ||
| Standard Benefit | 1,186 | 625 |
| Transitional Benefit. | 1,293 | 993 |
| 21st March, 1932— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 1,184 | 1,436 |
| Transitional Payments. | 2,054 | 1,322 |
| 20th March, 1933— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 863 | 1,712 |
| Transitional Payments. | 3,518 | 1,859 |
| 19th March, 1934— | ||
| Insurance Benefit | 1,596 | 2,783 |
| Transitional Payments. | 3,475 | 1,868 |
| * Statistics showing the numbers of claims admitted for standard benefit and transitional benefit separately are not available for dates earlier than 23rd June, 1930. |