§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of claimants prosecuted under the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966 for the non-maintenance of themselves and/or their families, for each year since1948.
§ Mr. Alec JonesFollowing is the information:
Year Prosecutions of claimants Prosecutions of liable persons other than calimants 1948 — — 1949 1 5 1950 19 40 1951 42 85 1952 56 112 1953 84 217 1954 81 285 1955 61 295 1956 63 373 1957 67 410 1958 81 385 1959 79 348 1960 88 280 1961 180 418 1962 134 406 1963 96 439 1964 131 446 1965 178 604 1966* 178 635 1967 95 716 1968 88 597 1969 106 598 1970 58 675 1971 64 614 1972 17 604 1973 8 535 1974 24 564 *Prior to 1966 these prosecutions were made under the National Assistance Act 1948