§ Mr. Padleyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many retired pensioners were in receipt of supplementary allowance at the Bridgend and Maesteg offices of the National Assistance Board at the latest available date; and what were the corresponding numbers for the previous ten years.
§ Miss PittThe National Assistance Board informs me that information of the kind asked for is available only for administrative areas as a whole. At the 73W dates stated since the National Assistance Act came into force on 5th July, 1948, the numbers of weekly National Assistance grants paid to retirement pensioners by the Board's offices at Bridgend and Port Talbot, the latter of which serves an area comprising roughly the municipal borough of Port Talbot and the urban districts of Maesteg and Glyncorrwg, were as follows:
— Number of Grants Bridgend Area Office Port Talbot Area Office 27th July, 1948 1,030 1,050 28th June, 1949 1,390 1,290 27th June, 1950 1,550 1,470 26th June, 1951 1,870 1,630 24th June, 1952 2,090 1,730 30th June, 1953 2,260 1,870 29th June, 1954 2,380 2,000 28th June, 1955 2,220 1,740 26th June, 1956 2,240 1,760 25th June, 1957 2,290 1,780 24th June, 1958 2,100 1,640 Some of the grants provided for the requirements of a household with more than one pensioner.