HC Deb 15 February 1983 vol 37 cc138-9W
Mr. Race

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were in receipt of (a) supplementary allowance and (b) supplementary pensions in May 1979 and the most recent month for which figures are available, at the following local offices of his Department: (a) Southwark, Blackfriars road, S.E.1; (b) Peckham, Bournemouth road, S.E.15; and (c) Kennington Park, Kennington park road, S.E.11.

Mr. Newton

The number of cases in action for the Southwark, Peckham and Kennington Park local offices at May 1979 and December 1982 were as follows:

Thousands
May 1979 December 1982
Southwark
(a) Supplementary pension 3.9 3.9
(b) Supplementary allowance 3.1 5.7
Peckham
(a) Supplementary pension 2.9 3.0
(b) Supplementary allowance 2.4 5.1
Kennington Park
(a) Supplementary pension 2.5 2.8
(b) Supplementary allowance 2.4 5.0

Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.