§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of single claimants aged 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 years, respectively, received (a) supplementary benefit as a non-householder in April and (b) supplementary benefit in their own right but share their home with people other than parents.
§ Mr. Newton[pursuant to the reply, 3 July, c. 177]: I regret that the information asked for in (b) is not available. The latest available information for (a) is for December 1983 and is as follows:
Percentage of single supplementary benefit claimants (without dependants) receiving non-householder scale rates. Age Percentage 18 91 19 86 20 78 21 73 22 70 23 65 24 64 25 57 NB The other categories are not just householders but include joint householders, boarders and claimants in hospital.