§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many of those who are currently in receipt of reduced supplementary benefits as a result of the wage-stop have had the benefits reduced by less than 50p, 50p and less than £1, £1 and less than £2, £2 and less than £3, £3 and less than £4, and £4 and more, respectively;
(2) how many of those whose supplementary benefit is now wage-stopped are on the Register of Disabled Persons.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that this information is not yet available. The figures for November, 1971, will be available at the end of March and I shall write to the hon. Member then.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of those who had their supplementary benefits reduced through the wage-stop have had them increased as a result of family income supplement.
§ Mr. DeanThe latest figures available are based on a 2½ per cent. sample taken on 22nd September, 1971.
The number of claimants then whose supplementary benefit had been increased as a result of the introduction of the Family Income Supplement Scheme was 25,000. This figure includes those whose supplementary benefit was not wage-stopped but would have been but for their entitlement to family income supplement.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of those in receipt of supplementary benefit are having it wage-stopped at the wage rates set by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Rural Workers; and how many of these are wage-stopped at the London and outside London labourers' rate, respectively.
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§ Mr. DeanIn November, 1971, there were 13,500 persons whose supplementary benefit was wage-stopped at the rates of wages laid down by the National Joint Council for Local Authorities Services (Manual Workers). It is not known how this figure is divided between London and elsewhere.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons in receipt of supplementary benefit are currently in receipt of reduced benefit through the working of the wage-stop.