§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list in the Official Report the total number of persons aged 16 to 21 years to whom unemployment benefits and social security were paid in each of the years from 1972 to 1976;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the total amount paid hi Social Security to persons aged between 16 and 21 years in each of the years from 1972 to 1976;
(3) if he will list in the Official Report the total amount paid in unemployment benefits to persons aged between 16 to 21 years in each of the years from 1972 to 1976.
§ Mr. Orme,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th May 1977; Vol. 932, c. 117], supplied the following information:
The available information is given below, but because data is not collected in the form requested by my hon. Friend, 21W the figures shown in the table are subject
PERSONS AGED 16 TO 21 YEARS Financial year Estimated average number in receipt of unemployment benefit and or supplementary benefit at any on e time (thousands) Amount paid in supplementary benefit (£ million) Amount paid in unemployment benefit (including earnings-related supplement) (£ million) 1971–72 … … 170 23 21 1972–73 … … 172 34 18 1973–74 … … 125 31 12 1974–75 … … 142 44 17 1975–76 … … 288 98 52 Notes: 1. The figures do not include persons treated as dependants of other claimants to benefit. 2. All young persons became eligible for the full adult-rate of unemployment benefit and earnings-related supplement from April 1975.