§ 30. Mr. Leadbitterasked 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
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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