§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of benefits paid as supplementary allowances 115W went to retirement pensioners, separated wives, and widows in the area covered by the Huddersfield County Borough; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that the information is not available in this form. The following table gives the available information for those receiving supplementary benefit in November, 1970, in the area covered by my Department's Huddersfield office and the whole of Great Britain.
PERCENTAGE OF ALL RECIPIENTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFITS* Huddersfield† Great Britain Retirement pensioners 68.7 61.9 Women under 60 with dependent children‡ 9.0 7.0 Widows receiving national insurance widows' pension 2.0 4.1 * Excludes wives and other dependants. † Huddersfield Area Office covers the whole of Huddersfield County Borough and the Urban Districts of Colne Valley, Meltham, Holmfirth, Kirkburton and Denby Dale. ‡ Includes divorcees and single women.