HC Deb 10 December 1985 vol 88 c615W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the number of supplementary benefit claimants in Walthamstow in each of the past six years.

Mr. Major

The table shows the number of people receiving supplementary benefit from the Department's office at Walthamstow on 30 July 1985—the latest figures available and at comparable dates in the preceding five years.

Numbers
July 1985 13,486
July 1984 13,160
July 1983 13,081
July 1982 12,401
July 1981 10,840
July 1980 9,557