§ Mr. EASTWOODasked the Minister of Labour the number of claims for transitional benefit received by the public assistance committee in Kettering up to the last convenient date; how many of these claims have been allowed Full benefit, reduced benefit, arid have been rejected, respectively; and how many persons whose claims have been rejected have applied for poor relief?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe following table gives the information desired, so far as available:
DETERMINATIONS given by the Kettering Guardians Committee on Application for Transitional Payments—12th November, 1931, to 20th February, 1932.
Number of initial applications 864 Number of renewal applications 1,226 Total 2,090 Allowed at maximum benefit rates 1,035 Allowed at rates lower than maximum benefit rates 919 Needs of applicants held not to justify payment being made 136 I am unable to say how many persons, whose needs have been held not to justify transitional payments being made, have applied for poor relief.