§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers claiming income support at each social security office in Northern Ireland; what are the numbers of dependants of such claimants; and what are the numbers of these claimants receiving pensions and sickness or invalidity benefit.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 December 1988]: The number of income support claimants and those also receiving retirement pension in each social security office on 31 August 1988, the latest date for which statistics are available, is as follows:
560Wand teacher training, youth service, adult education, postgraduate bursaries and studentships paid by DENI. The information is as follows:
Financial year Gross domes-tic product (1) Amount spent on awards (2) (2) as percentage of (1) £ million £ 1983–84 5,291 32,607,673 0.616 1984–85 5,646 35,716,912 0.633 1985–86 6,167 37,288,280 0.604 1986–87 6,840 40,249,018 0.588 1987–88 7,388 45,098,862 0.610