§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is his estimate of the number of families, other than pensioner families, who are in receipt of supplementary benefit in England; and what percentage of the total population of England this figure represents; (2) what is his estimate of the number of families, other than pensioner families, who are in receipt of supplementary benefit in Scotland; and what percentage of the total population of Scotland this figure represents; (3) what is his estimate of the number of families, other than pensioner families, who are in receipt of supplementary benefit in Wales; and what percentage of the total population of Wales this figure represents.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe following table sets out, for England, Scotland and Wales the numbers of claimants below pension age together with their dependants and the percentage those represent of the respective populations below pension age.
(November 1979) Claimants (I) and dependants (thousands) England 1,897.9 Scotland 277.3 Wales 149.3 percentage of population (2) below pension age England 5.0 Scotland 6.4 Wales 6.6 (1) Figures from annual statistical inquiry.
(2) Based on mid.1979 population projection by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.