Supplementary Benefit

HC Deb 06 June 1985 vol 80 c228W

Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing the numbers claiming supplementary benefit, divided into the normal categories, at the latest date for which information is available and, if so available, the numbers of dependants.

Mr. Whitney

Provisional information for December 1983 is as follows:

	Claimants (thousands)	Dependants (including) (partners) (thousands)
1.All supplementary benefits	4,348	2,888
2.All pensions	1,648	275
(a)Retirement pensioners
and NI widows aged 60 and
over	1,563	267
(b)Others	85	8
3.All allowances	2,700	2,614
(a) Unemployed, with
contributory benefit	205	351
(b)Unemployed, without
contributory benefit	1,621	1,275
(c)Sick and Disabled, with,
contributory benefit	79	73
(d)Sick and Disabled,
withoutcontributory benefit	163	36
(e)NI widows under 60	15	5
(f)One parent families not
included in other groups	449	763
(g)Other?	167	110