§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total payment of social security benefits in the Barnsley area in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret the information is not available and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons in the Barnsley area are now dependent upon social security and supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. RossiThere were 14,000 supplementary benefit recipients in December 1981, the latest date for which information is available. In February 1981, the latest date for which information is available, there were 3,100 unemployed benefit recipients, excluding those who were also receiving supplementary benefit. I regret that information in respect of other social security benefits is not available.
The information relates to people receiving benefit from the Barnsley DHSS offices, and the Barnsley unemployment benefit office. The figures include some claimants who live outside Barnsley itself.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total payment of unemployment benefit in the Barnsley area in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that this information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.