§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are (a) the numbers of old people dependent upon supplementary benefits and (b) the numbers claiming as a percentage of all old people in 1948, 1950, 1955, 1965, 1970 and all subsequent years.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret the information is not available for 1948 and 1975. For other years the information is given in the following table:
(1) (2) (3) Persons of Pension Age estimated number in population (thousand) Number dependent on Supplementary Benefit/National Assistance (thousands) (2) as percentage of (1) 1950 6,623 1,066* 16.1* 1955 7,017 1,366* 19.5* 1965 7,986 1,643* 20.6* 1970 8,633 2,283 26.4 1971 8,841 2,301 26.0 1972 8,963 2,286 25.5 1973 9,037 2,188 24.2 1974 9,058 2,129 23.5 Notes: 1. Figures marked * are approximate. 2. Population estimates are for mid-year and numbers of supplementary benefit recipients as at November each year.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of unemployed drawing supplementary benefits; and what is the number expressed as a percentage of the total of unemployed for each year in 1948, 1950, 1955, 1965, 1970 and all subsequent years.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information is as follows:
(1) (2) (3) Number of Registered Unemployed (thousands) Number receiving Supplementary Benefit/National Assistance (thousands) Column (2) as percentage of (1) 1948 328 44 13.4 1950 302 66 21.9 1955 226 55 24.3 1965 321 112 34.9 1970 596 240 40.3 1971 860 387 45.0 1972 789 392 49.7 1973 509 249 48.9 1974 583 302 51.8 1975 813 388 47.7 Note:
Registered unemployed totals are for October each year and supplementary benefit recipients for November. For 1975, however, both figures relate to May.