HC Deb 19 July 1982 vol 28 c53W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what proportion of newly-unemployed people are claiming and receiving a supplementary benefit, compared with the proportion a year earlier;

(2) if, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, Official Report, 2 March, c. 131, he now has the information to make a comparison of newly unemployed persons receiving supplementary benefit.

Mr. Newton

[pursuant to his replies, 2 March 1982, c. 131 and 14 June 1982, c. 207]: The proportion of newly unemployed people* receiving supplementary benefit was 15.3 per cent. in November 1980 and 19.7 per cent. in February 1982. The dates and source of the figures are different from those originally promised, as a special analysis of Unemployment Benefit statistics has enabled our statisticians to provide an earlier and more exact reply than would otherwise have been possible.

Note:

* People who have been unemployed for less than four weeks and who are receiving some form of benefit including NI credits.

Source: Unemployment Benefit Statistics: Table 3.

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