§ Mr. G. HALLasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of insured persons under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, with the numbers in receipt of insurance benefit and the number receiving unemployment assistance in the Aberdare and Mountain Ash Employment Exchange areas for the last available date and for the same date in 1930, 1932, 1934, and 1935, respectively?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe following table gives the information desired, so far as it is available: 1015W
— Aberdare Employment Exchange. Mountain Ash Employment Exchange. Estimated number of insured persons*: July, 1935 13,470 10,470 July, 1934 13,520 10,910 July, 1932 13,870 11,220 July, 1930 12,810 10,800 Insured persons, aged 16 to 64, on registers with claims admitted for unemployment benefit†: 25th May, 1936 1,523 784 20th May, 1935 1,926 997 14th May, 1934 1,807 1,161 23rd May, 1932 2,406 1,734 23rd June, 1930‡ 1,483 1,361 Insured persons, aged 18 to 64, on registers with applications authorised for transitional benefit, transitional payments or unemployment allowances†: 25th May, 1936 3,809 2,169 20th May, 1935 3,729 2,205 14th May, 1934 3,457 1,950 23rd May, 1932 2,220 1,377 23rd June,1930‡ 1,210 975 * Estimates of the numbers of insured persons in particular localities can be made only for July of each year, on the basis of the information derived from the Annual Exchange of unemployment books. The figures for 1930 to 1934 relate to insured persons aged 16 to 64; those for 1935 include also insured boys and girls aged 14 and 15 (numbering 530 at Aberdare and 550 at Mountain Ash). † The comparability of the figures is affected by the introduction of the Transitional Payments Scheme in November, 1931, and by legislation in 1934 relating to Unemployment Insurance. ‡ Statistics showing the numbers of claims admitted for standard benefit and transitional benefit separately are not available for dates earlier than 23rd June, 1930.