§ Mr. GIBBINSasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of persons within the area of the Liverpool Employment Exchanges who are in receipt of unemployment benefit, the number who have drawn 26 weeks' benefit, the number on transitional benefit, and the number who, under the Government's proposal, will be referred to the public assistance committee for the calculation of their rate of benefit?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAt 21st September, 1931, there were 85,584 persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Liverpool, with claims to benefit admitted or under consideration. This total includes 18,632 men and 3,026 women with claims authorised for transitional benefit. At 14th September, 1931, there were 13,219 men and 2,708 women receiving benefit other than transitional benefit who had received 156 days or more in their current benefit years.
§ Mr. VAUGHANasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number in receipt of unemployment benefit in the Cinderford, Coleford, Lydney and Newnham Exchanges; the average weekly amount paid to each insured person; the number of them in receipt of transitional benefit; the estimated number of those who will have completed their standard benefit and passed to the transitional stage: and the number of those with 541W claims authorised for benefit other than transitional benefit?
Persons on the registers of certain Employment Exchanges — Cinderford Coleford. Lydney. Newnham. Number of persons with claims authorised for benefit at 21st September, 1931. Transitional benefit 286 129 135 29 Other benefit 618 1,173 319 80 Average amount of benefit per person, paid direct by Employment Exchanges during the preceding accounting week. £1 3s. 3d. 19s. 5d. £1 0s. 7d. £1 2s. 8d. Number of men and women in receipt of benefit other than transitional benefit at 14th September, 1931, who had received 156 days or more in their current benefit years. 104 106 59 17