Sickness and Industrial Injury Benefits (Claims)

HC Deb 24 July 1967 vol 751 c5W

Mr. Fowler

asked the Minister of Social Security how many applications for sickness or industrial injury benefit were made in each year from 1960 to 1966, inclusive.

Mr. Pentland

Following are the figures for new claims.

	Sickness benefit	Injury benefit
1960	…	…	…	8,319,000	861,000
1961	…	…	…	9,152,000	833,000
1962	…	…	…	9,002,000	810,000
1963	…	…	…	9,336,000	845,000
1964	…	…	…	8,998,000	898,000
1965	…	…	…	9,565,000	957,000
1966	…	…	…	10,925,000	982,000