§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the total number of claimants of supplementary benefit pensions and allowances in each social security office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is as follows:
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Numbers receiving benefit at 18 November 1986 Social Security Office Supplementary pensions Supplementary allowances Total Andersonstown 1,011 6,680 7,691 Antrim 1,125 4,189 5,314 Armagh 1,477 3,240 4,717 Ballymena 1,675 4,165 5,840
Social Security Office Supplementary pensions Supplementary allowances Total Ballymoney 1,195 3,221 4,416 Ballynahinch 530 856 1,386 Banbridge 1,022 2,128 3,150 Bangor 1,617 3,090 4,707 Carrickfergus 696 2,239 2,935 Coleraine 1,420 4,441 5,861 Cookstown 1,018 2,529 3,547 Corporation Street 2,614 9,187 11,801 Downpatrick 749 1,696 2,445 Dungannon 1,739 4,064 5,803 Enniskillen 2,855 5,154 8,009 Falls Road 1,591 7,380 8,971 Holywood Road 2,516 5,918 8,434 Kilkeel 442 860 1,302 Knockbreda 2,581 3,814 6,395 Larne 649 2,203 2,852 Limavady 730 2,581 3,311 Lisburn 2,112 4,370 6,482 Londonderry 2,709 12,012 14,721 Lurgan 1,435 4,341 5,776 Magherafelt 1,621 3,451 5,072 Newcastle 608 1,205 1,813 Newry 2,719 6,674 9,393 Newtownabbey 1,464 4,445 5,909 Newtownards 1,299 2,684 3,983 Omagh 1,717 4,147 5,864 Portadown 1,178 2,439 3,617 Shaftesbury Square 1,602 4,936 6,538 Shankill 1,676 3,901 5,577 Strabane 1,602 4,373 5,975 Total 50,994 138,613 189,607
§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the total number of claimants receiving unemployment benefit but not also in receipt of supplementary benefit in each social security office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe numbers of claimants receiving unemployment benefit in each social security office in Northern Ireland at 8 May 1986 were as follows:
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Social Security Office Number Andersontown 800 Antrim 735 Armagh 605 Ballymena 930 Ballymoney 460 Ballynahinch 250 Banbridge 570 Bangor 890 Carrickfergus 585 Coleraine 1,000 Cookstown 390 Corporation Street 1,020 Downpatrick 570 Dungannon 675 Enniskillen 750 Falls Road 745 Holywood Road 1,250 Kilkeel 310 Knockbreda 845 Larne 430 Limavady 400 Lisburn 1,001 Londonderry 1,585 Lurgan 950 Magherafelt 600 Newcastle 235 Newry 925 Newtownabbey 1,210 Newtownards 860 Omagh 715
Social Security Office Number Portadown 665 Shaftesbury Square 825 Shankill 845 Strabane 435 Northern Ireland Total 25,061
§ Mr Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the numbers of claimants in receipt of supplementary allowances who are not required to be available for work on grounds of age or disability at each social security office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe available information is as follows:
Numbers of supplementary allowance recipients not required to be available for work on grounds of age, sickness or disability at 18
November 1986
Social Security Office Number Andersontown 757 Antrim 548 Armagh 569 Ballymena 669 Ballymoney 623 Ballynahinch 205 Banbridge 370 Bangor 490 Carrickfergus 292 Coleraine 632 Cookstown 494 Corporation Street 1,168 Downpatrick 325 Dungannon 697 Enniskillen 1,030 Falls Road 903 Holywood Road 837 Kilkeel 179 Knockbreda 680 Larne 304 Limavady 373 Lisburn 665 Londonderry 1,422 Lurgan 629 Magherafelt 673 Newcastle 235 Newry 1,169 Newtownabbey 670 Newtownards 426 Omagh 784 Portadown 413 Shaftesbury Square 536 Shankill 558 Strabane 702 Total 21,027