HC Deb 06 November 1973 vol 863 c147W
33. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons who are dependent upon national insurance benefits or social security support are below pensionable age.

Mr. Dean

It is estimated that there are about 4.7 million people under pension age—including children—who are wholly or partly dependent on national insurance benefits or on supplementary benefit.

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