§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update table 1.32 of the Social Security Statistics 1980 to November 1980 and May 1981.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information for 1980 is as follows. Comparable figures for May 1981 will not be available, because of the effects of industrial action.
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TABLE 1.32 Registered unemployed claimants analysed by benefit entitlement Thousands 1980 May November Males Total 939 1,364 Flat rate benefit payable total 413 678 Flat rate benefit only 154 233 Flat rate benefit and earnings related supplement 166 301 Flat rate benefit, earnings related supplement and supplementary allowance 23 43 Flat rate benefit and supplementary allowance 69 101 Supplementary allowance 370 487 No flat rate benefit or supplementary allowance 155 198 Females Total 365 531 Flat rate benefit payable total 180 262 Flat rate benefit only 107 148
1980 May November Flat rate benefit and earnings related supplement 61 96 Flat rate benefit, earnings related supplement and supplementary allowance 3 4 Flat rate benefit and supplementary allowance 9 13 Supplementary allowance only 115 177 No flat rate benefit or supplementary allowance 70 93
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will up date tables 1.40 and 1.42 of the Social Security Statistics 1980.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information for 1980 is given below. Comparable figures for May 1981 will not be available, because of the effects of industrial action.
Table 1.42 Males receiving unemployment benefit on 13 November 1980 analysed by dependency condition and age Age Unit All Males No dependants Adult dependant only Adult dependant and children Child dependant(s) only All ages Thousands 678 421 77 121 60 Per cent 100 62.1 11.3 17.8 8.8 Under 20 Thousands 75 73 1 1 — Per cent 100 97.2 0.7 1.8 0.3 20 and over total Thousands 603 348 76 119 59 Per Cent 100 57.7 12.7 19.8 9.9 20–24 Thousands 135 113 3 16 3 Per cent 100 83.7 2.1 11.7 2.5 25–34 Thousands 159 88 3 50 18 Per cent 100 55.2 2.2 31.6 1.10 35–44 Thousands 98 41 3 32 22 Per cent 100 41.6 3.0 32.8 22.6 45–54 Thousands 82 43 11 16 13 Per cent 100 52.5 13.0 19.0 15.5 55–64 Thousands 129 63 57 6 4 Per cent 100 49.1 43.8 4.3 2.7 65 and over Thousands — — — — — per cent — — — — —
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update table 1.34 of the Social Security Statistics 1980 to the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe latest available information is given in the quarterly unemployment benefit statistics for February 1981. a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.
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Estimated Numbers of One-Parent and Two-Parent Families—Under Pension Age—and Children at Various Income Levels in 1977 Great Britain
Income level Families Families with children Persons including children Children Two parent One parent Total Two parent One parent Total Two parent One parent Total Below supplementary benefit level (excluding supplementary benefit recipients) 160,000 [40,000] 200.000 670,000 110,000 780,000 350,000 70,000 420,000 Receiving supplementary benefit 150,000 320,000 470,000 700,000 9,000 1600,000 400,000 580,000 980,000
Table 1.40 Males receiving unemployment benefits analysed by dependency and whether receiving supplementary allowance. Thousands 1980 May November All Males 413 678 With supplementary allowance 93 144 Without supplementary allowance 320 534 No dependants 251 421 With supplementary allowance 41 63 Without supplementary allowance 210 358 Adult dependant only 51 77 With supplementary allowance 7 11 Without supplementary allowance 44 66 Adult dependant and child(ren) 77 121 With supplementary allowance 40 62 Without supplementary allowance 37 59 Child dependant(s) only 34 60 With supplementary allowance 4 8 Without supplementary allowance 30 51