HC Deb 09 November 1966 vol 735 c321W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the total weekly amounts of unemployment pay and National Assistance grants made from 1st July to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Pentland

These figures are compiled on a monthly basis. Payments of unemployment benefit and National Assistance to the registered unemployed were as follows:

Month Unemployment Benefit £ National Assistance £
July, 1966 3,637,608 2,154,409
August, 1966 3,333,417 1,928,914
September, 1966 4,624,667 2,268,090