§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in Islington and in Greater London, respectively, are currently claiming supplementary benefit; how many are pensioners; and how these figures compare with May 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation is not available in the form requested. However, the numbers claiming from the four local offices, which deal with parts of Islington*, and the numbers claiming within the GLC area, are given in the following table:
May 1979 February 1982 Claimants in Islington local offices All supplementary benefit 34,000 46,000 Supplementary pension 17,000 17,000 Claimants in GLC area All supplementary benefit 434,000 576,000 Supplementary pension 248,000 247,000 Source100 per cent. count of cases in action in local offices.
The local offices are Hoxton, Highgate, Stoke Newington and Finsbury Park. These offices will also deal with people who live outs de Islington.