§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the percentage of the total population dependent on national assistance/supplementary benefit for each year since 1948.
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§ Mr. OrmeThe information requested is as follows:
NUMBER OF CLAIMANTS AND DEPENDANTS IN GREAT BRITAIN AS A PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION per cent. 1948 3.0 1949 not available* 1950 3.9 1951 4.2 1952 4.9 1953 5.1 1954 5.1 1955 4.4 1956 4.5 1957 4.8 1958 4.7 1959 5.1 1960 5.3 1961 5.1 1962 5.7 1963 5.6 1964 5.3 1965 5.4 1966 not available* 1967 7.2 1968 7.4 1969 7.6 1970 7.7 1971 8.5 1972 8.4 1973 7.4 1974 7.5 1975 8.1 * Number of claimants and dependants are derived from annual sample inquiries in November of each year. No such inquiries were made in 1949 or 1966.