HC Deb 20 April 1955 vol 540 c14W
Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people in Lincoln were in receipt of National Assistance on the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Peake

At 29th March, 1955, 4,037 regular weekly Assistance grants were being paid in the National Assistance Board's Lincoln area, which extends beyond the county borough boundary.