§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report an update for 1983 of the information on single payments in table 34.97 of "Social Security Statistics 1984," or publish as much of that information which is available.
§ Mr. Whitney:The information for 1983 is as follows:
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Thousands Average amount £ All payments *1,890 75.71 Pensioners 188 62.23 Unemployed 976 76.02 Others 728 78.57 *Rounded to nearest 10,000. Source100 percent. Count.