§ Mr. McKelveyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in Kilmarnock currently are claiming supplementary benefit; how many are pensioners and one-parent families; and what were the corresponding figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonThe numbers claiming from the Kilmarnock local office, including people who live ouside Kilmarnock itself, are as follows: 341W
May 1979 February 1982 (latest available date) All supplementary pensioners 2,600 2,800 Single-parent families* 600 800 All supplementary beneficiaries 5,100 7,500 * Excludes some one-parent families in other groups; for example, widows with National Insurance Benefit and those who are unemployed. Source: 100 per cent. count of claims in action May 1979 and February 1982.