HC Deb 27 October 1967 vol 751 c580W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Minister of Social Security (1) how many families there were on the books of the Department in Salford, at the most recent date, who were reduced in their supplementary benefits because of the wage stop; and how this compares with the corresponding date last year;

(2) how many of the heads of families wage stopped in Salford are disabled, sick and unemployed.

Mrs. Hart

The table below gives the available information:

Operation of the wage stop in Salford
Category September, 1967 September, 1966
Temporarily sick 14 14
Unemployed 123 29
Total 137 43

Notes:

(1) The numbers of disabled heads of families included in the above figures are not known.

(2) These figures relate to the area served by the Ministry's offices in Salford which includes an extensive area outside the city boundaries.

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