§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the latest estimate available to her of the number of supplementary benefit claimants who are wage-stopped; and if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table which groups them according to the periods they have been unemployed.
§ Mr. Alec JonesIn August 1974, 8,236 claimants of supplementary benefit112W had their benefit limited by a wage stop. The duration in receipt of supplementary benefit of unemployed claimants whose benefit was wage-stopped is available only for a special statistical inquiry carried out in November 1973. Following is the information:
Duration in receipt of supplementary benefit Number of unemployed claimants Less than one month … 1,000 1 month but less than 3 months … 1,000 3 months but less than 6 months … 1,000 6 months but less than 1 year … 1,100 1 year but less than 2 years … 1,500 2 years but less than 5 years … 3,500 5 years or more … 700 Total … 9,800