HC Deb 01 June 1981 vol 5 cc298-9W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the amount of supplementary benefit paid out to unemployed young people under the age of 21 years.

Mrs. Chalker

In 1979, the latest date for which information is available, about £130 million was paid to unemployed people under 21 years old.