HC Deb 21 January 1977 vol 924 cc359-60W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the numbers of unemployed claimants drawing supplementary benefits for each year since 1960; and if he will express this total as a percentage of claimants drawing supplementary benefit.

Mr. Deakins

The information is as follows:

UNEMPLOYED DRAWING SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT
Year Number (1,000s) Percentage of all claimants
1960 … 128 6.9
1961 … 131 7.1
1962 … 202 10.1
1963 … 185 9.4
1964 … 131 6.7
1965 … 112 5.6
1966 … 179 7.2
1967 … 224 8.8
1968 … 220 8.3
1969 … 228 8.5
1970 … 239 8.7
1971 … 387 13.3
1972 … 392 13.5
1973 … 249 9.3
1974 … 302 11.3
1975 … 541 19.4

The comparable December figure for 1976 is not yet available.