§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the proportion of supplementary benefit single payments to unemployed claimants which are made to claimants who are under 25 years old; and what proportion is made for furniture or other household goods.
§ Mr. WhitneyInformation on which to base a reliable estimate is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Baldryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of those currently on supplementary benefit are entitled to more than £63 per week.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret that the exact information requested is not available. At December 1983, the latest date for which information is available, 4 per cent. of supplementary benefit claimants received benefit of more than £60 a week.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of (a) men and (b) women who do not receive supplementary benefit because their spouse is earning.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret that no information is kept of the number of unsuccessful claims caused by earnings of a spouse.