HC Deb 22 December 1938 vol 342 cc3073-4
37. Mr. Dunn

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief and the amount of rates levied for public assistance purposes by the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council in each year since 1931; and what amount of the rates so levied has been to assist injured workmen in receipt of workmen's compensation and old age pensioners in the same years, giving the number of persons so affected in each year?

Mr. Elliot

As the answer contains a number of figures in tabular form, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

Year Number of persons in receipt of poor relief in the York West Riding Administrative County on the last Saturday in November in the undermentioned years. (The figures include dependants but exclude rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only and casuals.
1931 44,781
1932 51,390
1933 51,124
1934 61,147
1935 62,785
1936 56,128
1937 49,939
1938 49,591

The following figures show the revenue expenditure on poor relief falling to be met out of rates and the Block Grants under the Local Government Act, 1929, and the equivalent of that expenditure expressed as a rate in the pound. Since 1st April, 1930, it has not been possible to state to what extent the cost of any particular service has fallen on rates, inasmuch as the Block Grants are applicable to local government expenses generally and cannot be apportioned to individual services.

Year ending 31st March. Revenue Expenditure on Poor Relief falling to be met out of rates and the Block Grants.
Amount Equivalent rate in the pound.
£ s. d.
1931 … 1,024,819 3 2.5
1932 … 1,086,996 3 4.5
1933 … 1,172,675 3 7.6
1934 … 1,184,504 3 8.1
1935 … 1,281,135 3 10.8
1936 … 1,321,321 3 10.8
1937 … 1,351,777 3 11.1
1938 … 1,397,056 4 2.3

The other particulars asked for are not available in my Department.

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