§ Mr. Roseasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people in Manchester are in receipt of National Assistance, and how many of these are pensioners, unemployed or sick.
§ Mr. PentlandOn 29th March last the number of persons in receipt of an allowance from the Board in the City of Manchester (including a part of the Municipal Borough of Stretford) was 33,075. Some of the allowances catered for the needs of more than one person. Of this total, 19,931 were pensioners (including 666 non-contributory old age pensioners and 666 widows over 60), 2,175 were unemployed, and 5,207 were sick.