§ 26. Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of supplementary benefit paid to strikers and their families last year; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. O'MalleySupplementary benefit of £5,041,047 was paid to strikers and their families during 1974. The total is made up of £46,957 for strikers themselves and £4,994,090 for the families of strikers.
Following is the information:
TABLE OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT PAYMENTS MADE TO STRIKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE YEARS 1964–73. Year Strikers Strikers' Families Total £ £ £ 1964 602 49,413 50,015 1965 173 65,763 65,936 1966 1,454 126,134 127,588 1967 1,770 375,330 377,100 1968 749 333,722 334,471 1969 1,401 747,141 748,542 1970 2,191 1,445,912 1,448,103 1971 5,434 4,309,149 4,314,583 1972 181,447 8,380,124 8,561,571 1973 2,950 729,302 732,252