HC Deb 01 December 1936 vol 318 cc1042-3W
Mr. DAY

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the number of unemployed persons on the register of the Walworth Road (Borough) Employment Exchange as at the last convenient date; the number of same who were applying for unemployment allowances and were subject to a means test; and the comparable figures for the year 1935?

Mr. E. BROWN

The number of unemployed persons on the registers of the Borough (Walworth Road) Employment Exchange at 26th October, 1936, was 10,446. Of these 2,337 were applying for unemployment allowances, and would be subject to a needs test; and the total included 75 persons whose needs were held not to justify the payment of allowances. The corresponding figures for 21st October, 1935, were 11,372, 2,612 and 116, respectively.

The following table shows, approximately, the amounts of insurance benefit, transitional benefit transitional payments and unemployment allowances paid direct through Local Offices of the Ministry of Labour in (a) the County Borough of Merthyr Tydvil and (b) the Administrative, County of Glamorgan, during the period 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 1936.
Year ended 30th June Merthyr Tydvil County Borough. Administrative County of Glamorgan.
Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit and Transitional Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances.
£ £ £ £
1925 307,539 1,090,960
1926 333,353 1,659,047
1927 376,053 1,910,800
1928 311,099 2,489,358
1929 340,376 2,419,218
1930 268,845 2,039,363
1931 475,813 3,253,513
1932 342,371 212,398 2,428,024 1,289,375
1933 138,704 466,396 1,367,572 2,665,147
1934 103,055 460,990 1,102,470 2,826,635
1935 125,898 483,517 1,328,991 3,071,486
1936 133,929 516,114 1,253,503 3,127,077
£3,257,035 £2,169,415 £22,342,819 £12,969,724
The figures are exclusive of payments made through associations, for which a geographical analysis is not available.

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