§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what 486W percentage of the population, taking together recipients and their dependants, have been in receipt of supplementary benefit; and what percentage of GNP and of public expenditure has been spent on supplementary benefit in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. DeakinsOn a United Kingdom basis the information requested is as follows:
Supplementary Benefit claimants and dependants as percentage of population (on a date in November or December each year) Supplementary Benefit expenditure (by calendar years) as percentage of Year GNP Public expenditure 1966 … N/A 0.83 1.81 1967 … 7.3 1.11 2.24 1968 … 7.5 1.11 2.20 1969 … 7.7 1.22 2.47 1970 … 7.8 1.17 2.36 1971 … 8.5 1.28 2.61 1972 … 8.4 1 .31 2.66 1973 … 7.5 1.09 2.18 1974 … 7.6 1.16 2 .08 1975 … 8.3 1.17 2.03 N/A—Not available.