HC Deb 18 November 1971 vol 826 c194W
Mr. Dell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what sums were paid in unemployment benefit on Merseyside so far during 1971 and the equivalent periods of 1970, 1969 and 1968.

Mr. Bryan

Following were the amounts of National Insurance unemployment benefit paid:

To end September Amount
£
1971 7,338,369
1970 5,631,949
1969 4,494,539
1968 4,152,787

These figures do not include National Insurance unemployment benefit paid by certain local education authorities to persons under 18. The amount of such benefit paid in 1971, was £167,413 and in 1970, £92,834. Comparable figures are not available for earlier years.

None of these totals includes payments made to claimants who qualified for payment by post. These figures could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.