§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants were registered at his Department's Handsworth, Birmingham, office on 1 January 1979, 1 January 1980, 1 January 1981 and 1 January 1982.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is as follows:
Dates for which figures are available No. of people in receipt of supplementary benefit 20.2.79 12,796 27.11.79 13,024 2.12.80 15,974 22.12.81 18,203 Information on those in receipt of contributory benefit is not available in this form. Information is, however, available on the number of new contributory benefit claims received and these are as follows:
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Four weeks ended Numbers 1.1.1979 5,364 1.1.1980 3,215 1.1.1981 2,563 1.1.1982 2,159
§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total numbers of employees at his Department's Handsworth, Birmingham, office on 1 January 1979, 1 January 1980, 1 January 1981 and 1 January 1982.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe information requested is as follows:
Numbers 1.1.79 244 1.1.80 223 1.1.81 236 1.1.82* 199 * A reduction in the area served by the office took place in October 1981.