§ Q30. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister how many people have been in receipt of supplementary benefit at the short-term rate for more than 12 months, 18 months and two years, respectively
§ The Prime MinisterAt December 1982, the latest date for which information is available, 667,000 people had been in receipt of supplementary benefit at the short-term rate for 12 months or more, 444,000 for 18 months or more, and 311,000 for two years or more.