§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in the administrative district of Harlow have applied for, and how many have received, supplementary benefit in the year ended 31st April 1975; and how many of these applicants were on long-term benefit.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI regret that the information is not available in the form requested.
The office dealing with claims from persons living in the administrative district of Harlow, together with considerable additional territory, received 6,908 claims for supplementary benefit in the 12 months ending 22nd April 1975, of which 4,862 were successful.
The number of persons receiving a regular payment of supplementary benefit at April 1974 was 4,039 and at February 1975, the latest available date, 4,223, but the number of those whose benefit
584Wand how this compares with the figures for England and Wales.
§ Mr. Alec JonesFollowing is the information:
was assessed on the basis of the long-term scale rates is not known.