BENEFITS AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

HC Deb 08 June 1939 vol 348 c623W

Mr. White

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state, as on the last convenient date, the number of recipients of statutory benefit who are in receipt of supplementary allowances from the Unemployment Assistance Board?

Mr. E. Brown

At 15th May, 1939, there were 9,808 claimants for insurance benefit at Employment Exchanges in Great Britain in receipt of unemployment assistance allowances in supplementation of benefit.