§ Lord VAIZEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list:
1587WA for each year since 1958, giving data for February, May, August and November for each year.
- (a) the numbers of persons registered for work but who claim no benefit;
- (b) the numbers of persons who are registered and claiming no benefit but who the Government believe may be eligible for benefit;
§ Lord CULLEN of ASHBORNEThe numbers registered for work but not claiming benefit are shown in the table below.
REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED NON-CLAIMANTS SEEKING FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT (GREAT BRITAIN) Year February May August November (Thousands) 1958 63 61 81 69 1959 69 63 93 66 1960 66 59 82 60 1961 57 49 75 58 1962 61 65 106 71 1963 71 67 104 63 1964 55 49 90 53 1965 50 46 77 49 1966 45 43 74 52 1967 49 47 78 51 1968 48 47 73 47 1969 45 43 73 47 1970 43 41 75 46 1971 44 43 88 50 1972 46 45 79 50 1973 42 34 42 31 1974 not available 29 46 32 1975 37 40 72 53 1976 53 55 77 not available 1977 64 66 95 84 1978 78 77 98 81 1979 73 73 98 85 SourceDepartment of Employment.
NOTES:
Figures from August 1974 exclude those seeking credits only who are included at earlier dates.
Figures from February 1976 exclude students seeking vacation employment but not claiming either benefits or credits.
The number of people registered for work who claim neither Unemployment nor Supplementary Benefit but who might be entitled to one or both of these benefits is not known, but it is thought that the majority will have no entitlement. It is estimated that nearly half of non-claimants are married women and the remainder includes occupational pensioners and employed people seeking alternative work. Up to 1972, school-leavers under age 16 were also included.