BENEFIT, WEDNESBURY. (Hansard, 28 November 1928)

The following tables give the information available:

A.—Applications for Extended Benefit considered by the Wednesbury Local Employment Committee during the period 17th January to 18th April, 1928.

Cases considered	1,747
Cases recommended for allowance	1,503

Cases recommended for disallowance:

Not normally insurable and not seeking to obtain a livelihood by means of insurable employment	4
Insurable employment not likely to be available.	2
Not a reasonable period of employment during the preceding two years	80
Not making every reasonable effort to obtain suitable employment or not willing to accept suitable employment	26
Single persons residing with relatives	52
Married women living with husbands to whom they can look for support	12
Working short time but earning sufficient for maintenance	62
Postponed for a definite period	6
Total recommended for disallowance	244

In addition there were a number of eases in which claims were disallowed by the Insurance Officer, but statistics of such cases are not available.

B.—Claims for Unemployment Benefit made at the Wednesbury Employment Exchange during the period 19th April to 12th November, 1928.

Fresh and Renewal claims made 17,852 Claims disallowed by Insurance Officers:—

Permanent provisions:

First statutory condition^*	1
Not unable to obtain suitable employment	10
Not genuinely seeking work	252
Employment lost through misconduct	27
Employment left voluntarily without just cause	43
Other grounds	6

Transitional provisions

(Sec. 14 (2) U.I. Act, 1927):

Not normally insurable	11
Not reasonable period of insurable employment two years	238
Total disallowance	588
^* This condition at present operates only in the case of juveniles under 18 years of age.

Note.—The disallowances included in 4 Table B. are subject to appeal to the Court of Referees.