§ Mr. Mortonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate, for each year from 1979–80 to 1983–84, of the number of staff administering supplementary benefit.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe number of permanent staff administering supplementary benefit in the Department's local offices on 1 April 1980 was about 32,100 and on the basis of the assumptions underlying the public expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 7841) it is at present estimated that the corresponding numbers for each of the next four years will be:
1981 … … 32,600 1982 … … 35,000 1983 … … 35,800 1984 … … 35,900