§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what would be the cost of paying the long-term rate of supplementary benefits to the unemployed after (a) one and (b) two years on benefit;
(2) what would be the cost of paying the long-term supplementary benefit rate after one year on benefit.
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§ Mr. DeakinsIt is estimated that the additional cost in 1976–77 of paying long-term supplementary benefit rates in the following circumstances would have been of the order of:
£ million All claimants after one year 35 Unemployed claimants after one year 20 Unemployed claimants after two years 10