§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the information given to the hon. 289W Member for Woolwich, West, Official Report, 20th December 1976, c. 64–6.
Persons registered as unemployed and in receipt of: Flat-Rate Unemployment Benefit Without Supplementary Benefit With Supplementary Benefit Year (November) Number (000s) Percentage of total registered unemployed Number (000s) Percentage of total registered unemployed 1977* … … … … 440 32.7 98 7.3
Persons registered as unemployed and in receipt of: Flat-Rate Benefit plus Earnings-Related Supplement with Supplementary Benefit Supplementary Benefit with/or without Unemployment Benefit Year (November) Number (000s) Percentage of total registered unemployed Number (000s) Percentage of total registered unemployed 1977* … … … … 23 1.7 659 48.9 * Information for November 1976 is not available because of industrial action.