§ Mr. Batisteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average per person of total social security payments made per week to (a) male recipients and (b) unemployed men aged 64 years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe available information is based on statistical samples too small to give reliable estimates for men of a single age. Figures from the 1983 Family Expenditure Survey show an average weekly income from social security benefits of £25 for all male recipients (including men in employment receiving additional support through family income supplement or housing benefit—and £42 for unemployed men aged between 60 and 65. (This includes all benefits except child benefit and one-parent benefit.)