§ Mr. Hall-Davisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average weekly payment of earnings-related and flat-rate unemployment benefit to men and women, respectively, in the most recent week for which information is available, including dependants' allowances in each of the four categories.
§ Mr. O'MalleyIn the first week in November 1974, the latest date for which figures are available, average payments to those receiving the benefits in question were: earnings-related supplement of unemployment benefit, £5.70 (men) and £3.06 (women); flat-rate unemployment benefit, £12.10 (men) and £7.20 (women). Only the averages for flat-rate benefit include allowances paid for dependants, since earnings-related supplement is not paid separately from flat-rate benefit.
§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the numbers of 607W claimants drawing earnings-related unemployment benefit in each quarter since June 1970 and show this data as a percentage of (1) registered unemployed and (2) unemployed claimants eligible for the flat rate national insurance benefit.
PERSONS RECEIVING EARNINGS-RELATED SUPPLEMENT ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN THE MONTHS SHOWN Date Number Percentage of total registered unemployed Percentage of persons receiving unemployment benefit May 1970 … … … 109,700 190 36.4 November 1970 … … … 103,600 17.4 34.3 May 1971 … … … 144,200 19.6 36.4 November 1971 … … … 164,500 191 35.8. May 1972 … … … 166,100 190 36.3 November 1972 … … … 124,200 15.7 35.2 May 1973 … … … 97,900 15.8 38.6 November 1973 … … … 77,600 15.2 39.3 May 1974 … … … 95,300 17.5 40.6 November 1974 … … … 105,900 17.1 38.6