HC Deb 07 March 1991 vol 187 c284W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were in receipt of transitional additions for each category for which such additions are payable at the latest date for which figures are available.

Miss Widdecombe

Shortly after the 1990 uprating, the number of people in each category who were in receipt of income support transitional additions were as follows:

Number
Pensioners 42,000
Long-term sick and disabled 8,000
Families with children 7,000
Others 52,000

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