§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary
Year Number invited to interview Number who ceased drawing benefit shortly before interview Number interviewed Number who ceased drawing benefit shortly after interview 1976 147,635 19,595 109,387 38,015 1977* 136,270 17,978 104,684 39,863 1978 165,102 28,418 116,181 43,739 *Covered 11 months only 1.1.77 to 30.11.77 due to change in statistical year.
§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit claimants were paid benefit subject to them undergoing a medical examination for each year since 1970.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe total numbers of recipients of supplementary benefit who were referred by local officers for medical examination by the Department's regional medical service were as follows:
- 1970—8,020
- 1971—5,660
- 1972—5,044
- 1973—4,996
- 1974—5,483
- 1975—6,035
- 1976—4,741
- 1977—3,707
§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants of supplementary benefit have been prosecuted for failure to maintain themselves or their dependants for each year since 1974.
1977 1978 1. (a) Numbers passing through centres … … … … 2,374 2,341 (b) Completed courses … … … … … … 1,448 1,450 (c) Did not complete courses … … … … … 926 891 (d)Discharged to employment … … … … … 606 680 (e) Discharged to await placing by employment offices … 842 770 2. Proportion in employment six months after discharge: (a) Of those at 1(b) … … … … … … 35 per cent. Not available (b) Of those at 1(d) … … … … … … 61 per cent. Not available (c) Of those at 1(e) … … … … … … 17 per cent. Not available