§ Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of persons in receipt of benefits and allowances, respectively, for the counties of Monmouth, Brecon, Glamorgan, and Carmarthen since 1931 and each year to date.
§ Mr. E. Brown,pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 14th June, 1937; col. 43, Vol. 325), supplied the following statement.
45WStatistics showing the numbers of separate individuals in receipt of unemployment benefit and transitional payments or unemployment allowances in a year in particular areas are not available. The following table, however, shows the
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— Monmouthshire. Brecknockshire. Glamorganshire. Carmarthenshire. Insurance Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit. Transitional Payments and Unemployment Allowances. Insurance Benefit. 1931(a) … 26,995 14,381 1,813 1,290 96,204 48,635 8,166 2,953 1932 … 15,465 20,024 873 1,647 50,687 64,576 4,770 3,895 1933 … 12,081 23,664 627 2,134 40,429 74,316 3,324 3,867 1934 … 9,937 21,662 601 2,046 40,371 71,116 3,851 3,445 1935 … 10,054 19,734 613 1,777 42,433 69,421 4,895 4,046 1936(b) … 10,852 18,363 701 1,643 37,398 67,039 4,311 3,954 1937(b) … 7,124 14,513 578 1,438 24,276 59,981 5,465 3,618 NOTES.—(a) The figures for insurance benefit for 1931 include payments of transitional benefit prior to 12th November, when the Transitional Payments Scheme came into operation. The figures for transitional payments for 1931 are averages for the period 12th November to the end of December. (b) The figures for 1936 and 1937 include payments of benefit under the Agricultural Scheme. For 1937 the figures relate to the 22 weeks ended 4th June, 1937. average weekly number of payments of unemployment benefit and transitional payments or unemployment allowances made through Employment Exchanges in the counties named in each year since 1931.