§ Mr. Awdryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners were in receipt of supplementary benefit on 1st July 1973 in the Chippenham area, or the appropriate area for which figures are available; and how this compares with the position on 1st July 1972.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that the information is not available in the form requested The number of retirement pensioners in receipt of supplementary benefit in August 1972 and August 1973—the nearest dates to those requested for which the information is available—in the three local offices which serve Chippenham, as well as some adjacent areas, was:
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August 1972 August 1973 Swindon 4,654 4,514 Trowbridge 3,978 3,875 Stroud 3,738 3,580 The corresponding number of recipients of supplementary benefit over pensionable age, including retirement pensioners, was:
August August 1972 1973 Swindon 5,000 4,860 Trowbridge 4,233 4,106 Stroud 3,999 3,804