§ 10. Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the administrative cost of the supplementary benefits scheme as a percentage of the total benefit paid; and how this compares with the figure for the National Assistance Board in the last year of its operation.
§ Mr. O'MalleyNine per cent. in the financial year 1968–69 compared with 10 per cent. in the financial year 1965–66, the last full year in which the National Assistance scheme was in operation.