§ 59. Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of working days lost because of sickness and industrial injuries in the years 1967, 1968 and 1969; and what was the amount of money paid in benefits in each of these years.
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§ Mr. DeanThe following is the information:
NUMBERS OF DAYS OF SICKNESS AND INDUSTRIAL INJURY NOTIFIED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY Days (million) Sickness Industrial Injury Total 1966–67 301 23 324 1967–68 328 23 351 1968–69 329* 23* 352* * Provisional figures.
AMOUNTS PAID IN SICKNESS AND INJURY BENEFIT £ (million) Sickness Injury Total 1966–67 262 32 294 1967–68 323 35 358 1968–69 348 34 382 Notes:
1. The figures given relate only to days notified for the purposes of claims to national insurance and industrial injuries benefits, and consequently exclude many spells of incapacity lasting three days or less.
2. There was a general increase in the rates of benefit in October, 1967.