FERNDALE, PORTH, TONYPANDY AND TREORCHY.

HC Deb 22 July 1937 vol 326 cc2439-41W

Mr. Mainwaring

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the average amount of weekly allowance made per applicant during June, 1936, at the latest available date, at each of the following exchanges: Ferndale, Porth, Tonypandy, and Treorchy?

Mr. E. Brown

The average weekly payments to applicants in receipt of unemployment allowances at the undermentioned Employment Exchanges in a week in June. 1936, and in June, 1937, were as follow:

	Week ended 26th June,	Week ended 25th June,
	1936.	1937.
	s.	d.	s.	d.
Ferndale	26	0	26	5
Porth	26	2	26	8
Tonypandy	26	1	26	10
Treorchy (including Ton Pentre)	25	3	25	10

The figures for the week ended 26th June, 1936, include the cost of supplementary allowances under the Unemploy- ment Assistance (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1935.

Comparison of the figures for June, 1937, with those for June, 1936, is affected by the extension of the Unemployment Assistance Scheme, as from 1st April, 1937, to persons, including juveniles, not previously entitled to apply for unemployment allowances.