§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now list in the Official Report for each of his Department's local offices serving the Newton constituency the current number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants; and if he will give comparable figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981 where available.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
Number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants at offices dealing with the Newton constituency 16 March 1982 17 March 1981 18 March 1980 20 March 1979 Supplementary Benefits Office Warrington Non-pensioners 8,642 5,575 4,119 3,928 Pensioners 5,888 5,557 5,713 5,886 Leigh Non-pensioners 4,623 3,047 1,976 2,099 Pensioners 3,437 3,331 3,363 3,361 Contributory Benefits Office Warrington Non-pensioners 3,223 3,747 4,764 5,374 Pensioners 558 509 623 424 Leigh Non-pensioners 2,213 2,397 3,060 3,708 Pensioners 325 331 361 337 Figures for supplementary benefits are the number of cases in action on the dates shown. Figures for contributory benefits are the number of claims received in the four-week period ended on the date shown.