HC Deb 20 July 1970 vol 804 cc54-5W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons each year, between 1960 and 1969 inclusive, have been disqualified for periods of up to six weeks from receipt of sickness benefit and from receipt of unemployment benefit.

Mr. Dean

Central records are not kept of disqualifications for sickness benefit, which are quite exceptional. Following is the information about disqualifications for unemploymen benefit:

Year Thousands Persons
1960 … … … 321
1961 … … … 332
1962 … … … 376
1963 … … … 347
1964 … … … 360
1965 … … … 379
1966 … … … 442
1967 … … … 543
1968 … … … 574
1969 … … … 598