HC Deb 25 October 1976 vol 918 cc80-1W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of people who receive unemployment benefit only, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployment figures for the latest date for which figures are available; and what is the number of men who receive unemployment benefit only, also expressed as a percentage of total unemployed.

Mr. Golding

On 2nd August 1976, the latest date for which figures are available, people receiving unemployment benefit only represented 29.8 per cent. of the total unemployment figure. The number of men receiving unemployment benefit only was 323,473, which was 22.2 per cent. of the total unemployment figure, or 30 per cent. of unemployed males.