§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to the reply of 10 May,Official Report, columns 89–90, he will supply the numbers for the disabled pensioners, single parents and other groups by category in the statistics for those claiming supplementary benefit in 1979 and in 1987 for the David Lane and Shakespeare street offices of his Department in Nottingham.
§ Mr. PortilloInformation is not available in the precise form requested.
The number of supplementary benefit claimants by category at 27 November 1979 and 18 November 1987 for the offices requested is as follows:
David Lane Shakespeare street 1979 1987 1979 1987 Claimant Category Over pension age 3,163 3,360 4,988 5,146 Required to register for employment 1,530 5,228 1,906 5,265 Required to register for employment once a quarter 165 522 205 679 Not required to register for employment: Women aged under 60 and receiving Widow's Benefit 83 37 49 58 Men aged 60–64 — 206 — 444 One-parent families with child(ren) under age 16 1,067 2,065 1,236 2,372 Incapable of work because of sickness or disability 501 823 653 1,043 Required at home to care for aged or sick person aged 16 or over 39 58 51 78 Others 126 244 116 335 Source: 100 per cent, count of cases in action.
Some claimants may fit a number of categories, but each claimant is counted only once for statistical purposes.