§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report for each of his Department's local offices serving the Ormskirk constituency the current number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants; and if he will give comparable figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
Number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants at offices dealing with the Ormskirk constituency Office 16 March 1982 17 March 1981 18 March 1980 20 March 1979 Supplementary Benefits Office Bootle AO Non-pensioners 8,982 7,638 6,039 6,336 Pensioners 5,023 5,202 5,199 5,188 Crosby ILO Non-pensioners 5,504 4,302 3,370 3,344 Pensioners 3,437 3,402 3,337 3,347 Kirkby ILO Non-pensioners 8,451 6,192 5,309 5,391 Pensioners 2,348 1,748 1,699 1,714 St. Helens ILO Non-pensioners 9,176 7,112 5,318 5,431 Pensioners 5,777 5,633 5,724 5,834 Skelmersdale ILO Non-pensioners 5,560 4,180 3,393 3,303 Pensioners 2,507 2,441 2,499 2,442 Contributory Benefits Office Bootle NIO Non-pensioners 2,399 3,028 3,373 4,634 Pensioners 340 338 359 380 Crosby ILO Non-pensioners 1,140 1,165 1,533 2,027 Pensioners 226 118 244 209 Kirkby ILO Non-pensioners 1,278 1,213 1,582 2,277 Pensioners 155 113 108 115 St. Helens ILO Non-pensioners 3,551 3,946 5,108 5,978 Pensioners 569 582 572 609 Skelmersdale ILO Non-pensioners 1,453 1,516 1,722 2,342 Pensioners 204 188 231 236 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.