HC Deb 21 January 1977 vol 924 cc356-8W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update Table 1.36 in Social Security Statistics 1974.

Mr. Deakins

Following is the table:

UNEMPLOYED PERSONS REGISTERED ON 3RD MAY 1976, ANALYSED BY BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT AND AGE
Thousands
Flat-rate benefit payable
Age All persons Total Flat-rate benefit only Flat-rate benefit and earnings-related Supplementary Flat-rate benefit, earnings-related supplementary and supplementary allowance Flat-rate benefit and supplementary allowance supplementary allowance only No flat-rate benefit or supplementary allowance
Males:
All ages 952 468 167 174 27 100 339 145
Under 20 110 43 29 8 1 5 51 17
20 and over—
total 841 424 138 166 26 95 289 128
20–24 145 79 26 30 5 18 48 18
25–34 213 111 29 40 10 33 79 23
35–44 146 71 20 26 6 19 60 16
45–54 133 63 21 25 3 14 54 16
55–64 202 100 41 46 2 11 48 54
65 and over 1 1 1
Females:
All ages 248 120 66 40 4 10 73 55
Under 20 79 31 23 5 2 34 15
20 and over—
total 169 89 42 36 3 8 40 40
20–24 61 37 18 15 1 3 13 11
25–34 43 24 11 10 1 2 8 12
35–44 21 10 5 4 1 6 6
45–54 26 12 5 4 1 2 9 6
55 and over 18 8 3 3 1 1 5 5

Source: 4 per cent. sample.

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