§ Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of those in receipt of supplementary benefit are having it wage-stopped in Greenock and Port Glasgow, in Scotland, in Wales and in England.
§ Mr. DeanIn May, 1972, the latest date for which information is available, the number of wage-stopped claimants was:
498W
Greenock 46 Port Glasgow 23 Scotland 2,189 Wales 673 England 9,159
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the cost to date to the Supplementary Benefits Commission of payments to those involved in the dock strike and their families, respectively, and of administrative arrangements necessitated thereby.
§ Mr. DeanUp to 4th August payments of benefit amounted to approximately £28,000; the administrative cost is not available.
§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total cost of social security payments made to the dependants of prisoners in each of the years 1965 to 1971;
(2) what was the total cost of social security payments made to the dependants of prisoners in Scotland in each of the years 1965 to 1971.
§ Mr. DeanAnnual expenditure on supplementary benefit paid to this group from 1968 onwards is estimated as follows. The information on which to base an estimate for earlier years is not available. Reliable estimates cannot be given separately for Scotland.
Great Britain £ million 1968 2 1969 2½ 1970 4 1971 3½
§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed supplementary benefit claimants were wage-stopped in May, 1972, and in May in each of the previous four years; and what proportion this represented of all unemployed supplementary benefit claimants.
§ Sir K. JosephFollowing is the information:
Date Number of unemployed supplementary benefit claimants subject to wage-stop Proportion of unemployed supplementary benefit claimants subject to wage-stop Per cent May, 1968 23,550 9.9 May, 1969 22,750 10.2 May, 1970 24,100 10.3 June, 1971 20,000 6.3 May, 1972 11,500 2.7