§ Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the number of unemployed registered in the borough of West Ham for the three months ending June, September, and the nearest available date in October, 1938; the number of persons who received unemployment allowances in transitional payments; the total amount paid; and, the amount paid each quarter?
§ Mr. E. Brown,pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 3rd November, 1938; col. 341, Vol. 340), supplied the following statement:
The table below shows for Employment Exchanges in West Ham, the numbers of persons aged 14 and over registered as unemployed at one date in each month from April to October, 1938, and the weekly numbers and amounts of payments of unemployment assistance (exclusive of payments in supplementation of insurance benefit) in those months.
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Date (Monday). Total Numbers Registered as Unemployed. Week ended. Total Numbers of Payments of Unemployment Assistance. Total Amounts Paid. 1938. £ £ 4th April … … 12,596 1st April 2,050 2,533 33,005 8th April 2,077 2,742 15th April 4,097* 5,063* 22nd April 29th April 2,090 2,550 6th May 2,100 2,552 16th May … … 11,706 13th May 2,111 2,580 20th May 2,090 2,553 27th May 2,085 2,557 3rd June 4,321* 5,031* 13th June … … 11,629 10th June 17th June 2,067 2,427 24th June 2,071 2,417 1st July 2,080 2,391 33,518 8th July 1,999 2,369 18th July … … 11,463 15th July 2,038 2,379 22nd July 1,954 2,427 29th July 4,109* 4,786* 5th August 15th August … … 11,574 12th August 2,049 2,399 19th August 2,014 2,363 26th August 2,047 2,413 2nd September 2,069 2,430 12th September … … 11,181 9th September 2,023 2,363 16th September 2,029 2,379 23rd September 2,061 2,427 30th September 1,875 2,392 7th October 1,840 1,994 9,489 17th October … … 12,474 14th October 2,096 2,395 21st October 2,204 2,532 28th October 2,231 2,568 * These figures relate to two weeks. Separate figures are not available for each week.