HC Deb 26 April 1983 vol 41 c305W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of supplementary benefit in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland (i) at the latest available date and (ii) in May 1979.

Mr. Newton

The numbers of supplementary benefit cases in action in local offices in Glasgow and in Scotland at the latest available date and in May 1979 were as follows:

May 1979 (thousands) February 1983 (thousands)
Glasgow (excluding Cumbernauld) 74.3 118.9
Scotland 293.0 454.9

Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.