§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many households on supplementary benefit were wage-stopped at the most recent convenient date; and if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of cases who were disabled or chronically sick and the total number of households arranged in bands by each successive pound by which they were wage-stopped.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownFollowing is the available information—
Number of claimants with benefit subject to wage stop on 23rd April 1974–8,342.
Range No. of claimants £1 and under 3,237 £1.01—£2.00 2,754 £2.01—£3.00 2,103 £3.01—£4.00 966 Over £4.00 1,275 Total 10,335 Information about claimants with minor disablements is not available. Claimants who have substantial disablements or are chronically sick would not normally have their benefit wage-stopped.