§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are in receipt of supplementary benefit; how this compares with 1976; and how benefit rates compare with 1976 in real and money terms.
§ Mr. LyellI refer my hon. Friend to table 34.30 of "Social Security Statistics" 1986 for information about the number of supplementary benefit recipients; and to tables 5.6 and 5.7 of the "Abstract of Statistics for Index of Retail Prices, Average Earnings, Social Security Benefits and Contributions" August 1986 for information on the real and cash value of supplementary benefit rates. Copies of both publications are in the Library.