§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed persons are estimated at present to be in receipt of neither unemployment benefit nor supplementary allowance; and of these what is the breakdown by sex and marital status, and, in the case of those who are married, by number of children.
§ Mr. DeanThe number of registered unemployed persons in receipt of neither404W unemployment benefit nor supplementary allowance at 6th November last, the latest date for which figures are available, is analysed below. Information is not available about married men and children.
Registered unemployed persons aged 18 and over in receipt of neither unemployment benefit nor supplementary allowance, on 6th November 1972: Males 109,689 Married women 18,262 Other women 14,698