§ 33. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many retirement pensioners were in receipt of supplementary benefit on 1st June 1973, in the Departmental area relating to the new West Derbyshire District Council; and how this compares with June 1972.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that this information is not available in the form requested. The West Derbyshire District Council area is served by three local supplementary benefit offices whose total catchment area is greater than the local authority area. At May 1973, the latest available date, 21,200 retirement pensioners were receiving supplementary benefit in these local office areas, compared to 22,900 in May 1972.