HC Deb 23 November 1978 vol 958 cc747-8W
Mr. Kilfedder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many claimants in receipt of unemployment, sickness and invalidity benefits are also beneficiaries of supplementary benefit.

Mr. Carter

On 30th November 1977, the latest date for which figures are avail-able, the numbers of supplementary benefit claimants in Northern Ireland who were also receiving unemployment, sickness and invalidity benefits were as follows:

Unemployment Benefit 4,452
Sickness/Invalidity Benefit 2,100
Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension 4,200