HC Deb 20 October 1981 vol 10 cc98-9W
30. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are drawing social security allowances for each category of allowance including supplementary benefit.

Mrs. Chalker:

The latest available information for Great Britain—except where otherwise stated—is as follows

Benefit No. of recipients (Great Britain) Date of latest information Notes
Attendance allowance 295,000 30 September 1980 Estimate
Child Benefit 7,241,750 22 July 1981 Provisional
Child's Special Allowance 878 31 December 1980
Death Grant 592,282 Number of awards in year ending 31 December 1980
Family Income Supplement 97,000 31 December 1980
Guardian's Allowance 3,499 31 December 1980
Housewives' Non-Contributory 44,700 31 May 1980
Invalidity Pension
Industrial Injury Benefit 36,900 31 May 1980
Industrial Death Benefit 30,748 30 June 1981
Industrial Disablement Gratuity 159,210 Number of awards in year ending 30 September 1979 excluding late awards but including overseas castes
Industrial Disablement Pension 197,850 30 September 1979 Includes overseas cases
Ivalid Care Allowance 6,949 30 September 1981
Invalidity Benefit 614,500 31 May 1980 Includes overseas cases
Maternity allowance 114,650 31 March 1980 Estimate
Maternity grant 663,500 Number of awards in year ending 31 March 1980
Mobility allowance 203,600 30 September 1981 Includes special mobility allowance
Non-contributory Invalidity Pension 125,900 31 May 1980
One Parent Benefit 464,125 22 July 1981 Provisional
Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Misc. 1,714 30 September 1980
Diseases
Retirement Pension 8,918,000 28 November 1980 Includes old person's pension and overseas cases
Sickness Benefit 384,000 31 May 1980 Includes overseas cases
Supplementary allowance 1,423,000 3 December 1980
Supplementary pension 1,694,000 3 December 1980
Unemployment Benefit 940,000 12 February 1981
War Disablement Pension 266,450 26 December 1980 Includes overseas cases
War Widows Pension 76,500 26 December 1980 Includes overseas cases
Widow's Allowance 35,000 30 November 1979 Estimate
Widowed Mother's Allowance 118,900 30 November 1979 Includes overseas cases
Widows Pension 333,400 30 November 1979 Includes overseas cases and age related pensions
Workmen's Compensation 4,291 30 September 1980