§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps the Government are taking during the International Year of Disabled People to ensure that disabled people and their families are aware of their entitlements to cash benefits and other types of provision.
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§ Mr. RossiThe Department has published today a revised edition of the 36 page booklet "Help for Handicapped People". This explains the full range of cash benefits, social services and welfare provisions available to disabled people, and has been specially rewritten and redesigned to make the information and advice as accessible as possible. It can be obtained from any social security office.
In addition, we have also published a more specific guide entitled "Aids for the Disabled", describing the aids information services, and how aids can be obtained. Both publications give details of where to go for further help and advice.
At the same time, the Department's own information staff provide a continuous advice service to the public and the media, both nationally and regionally, on all social security benefits. During 1981, they will naturally expect to give emphasis to disablement benefits, especially through popular media such as local radio.
SIC Numbers registered as unemployed on 13 Novermber 1980 Notified Vacancies remaining unfilled on 7 November 1980 At employment Offices At Careers Offices Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 1,726 26 9 Mining and Quarrying 2,520 26 1 Food, Drink and Tobacco 2,586 52 4 Coal and Petroleum Products 227 11 — Chemicals and Allied Industries 1,556 54 1 Metal Manufacture 12,576 19 — Mechanical Engineering 2,854 56 6 Instrument Engineering 395 17 — Electrical Engineering 2,409 58 2 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 267 2 — Vehicles 1,805 89 — Metal Goods NOT Elsewhere Specified 3,457 53 2 Textiles 1,328 12 — Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 143 1 — Clothing and Footwear 2,472 58 11 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc 929 20 Timber, Furniture etc 1,175 51 1 Paper, Printing and Publishing 1,015 40 3 Other Manufacturing Industries 2,935 64 — Construction 22,061 262 9 Gas, Electricity and Water 502 38 1 Transport and Communications 4,669 134 5 Distributive Trades 10,704 598 32 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 1,948 293 3 Professional and Scientific Services 5,036 528 5 Miscellaneous Services 12,581 789 32 Public Administration and Defence 6,939 460 5 Unclassified 27,462 — — Total 134,277 3,811 132