§ Mr. Jim MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were receiving domestic assistance additional requirements as part of their supplementary benefit in each year from 1981–82 to 1986–87.
§ Mr. NeedhamActual numbers are not known but, based on a 5 per cent. sample, it is estimated that some 213 people were receiving an addition for this purpose in May 1987. Reliable estimates are not available for earlier years.
§ Mr. Jim MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide a breakdown of the number of domestic assistance additional requirements paid by each social security office in Northern Ireland for each year from 1981–82 to 1986–87.
§ Mr. NeedhamI regret that a reliable breakdown is not available.