§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of claimant couples with children in receipt of (a) family income supplement, (b) unemployment benefit, (c) supplementary benefit and (d) unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit for the latest available year in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
Benefit Number of claimant couples Latest available date Family income supplement 11,541 31 December 1983 Unemployment benefit 3,570 8 December 1984 Supplementary benefit 33,332 31 December 1983 Unemployment benefit and supplementary allowance 24,752 31 December 1983
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of lone parent claimants in receipt of (a) family income supplement, (b) unemployment benefit, (c) supplementary benefit and (d) unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit for the latest available year in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested in respect of unemployment benefit is not available. The rest of the information is as follows:
Benefit Lone parent claimants Latest available date Family income supplement 1,725 31 December 1983 Supplementary benefit 14,693 31 December 1983 Unemployment benefit and supplementary allowance 139 31 December 1983
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of claimants in receipt of (a) unemployment benefit, (b) supplementary benefit and (c) unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit excluding lone parents, couples with children and pensioners for the latest available year in Northern Ireland.
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§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
Benefit Number of claimants Latest available date Unemployment benefit 22,265 8 November 1984 Supplementary benefit 73,900 7 December 1983 Unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit 2,500 7 December 1983
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of claimants in receipt of (a) sickness benefit, (b) invalidity benefit pension, (c) industrial disablement benefit and (d) non-contributory invalidity pension and housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension or (e) severe disablement allowance for the latest available year in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe number of claimants in receipt of the benefits listed, at the latest available date, is as follows:
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Social Security Office Number of single payments Rate per 1,000 claimants for supplementary benefits Under pension age not required to register Under pension age required to register Over pension age Under pension age not required to register Under pension age required to register Over pension age Andersonstown 5,212 8,838 738 2,800 2,218 787 Antrim 3,810 7,141 750 2,552 2,332 557 Armagh 1,831 3,793 1,359 1,802 1,698 876 Ballymena 1,877 3,602 491 1,303 1,495 277 Ballymoney 1,757 2,936 915 1,573 1,536 695 Ballynahinch 303 405 199 927 927 389 Banbridge 1,243 1,739 488 1,773 1,354 427 Bangor 979 1,620 373 970 1,000 218 Carrickfergus 1,572 2,715 632 1,953 1,975 823 Coleraine 2,818 4,172 596 1,943 1,943 376 Cookstown 1,393 3,041 1,029 1,811 1,896 1,039 Corporation Street* 5,095 8,491 1,497 1,741 1,526 532 Downpatrick* 1,080 1,842 298 2,734 1,659 385 Dungannon 2,929 4,560 1,899 2,192 1,795 1,080 Enniskillen 2,354 3,429 1,770 1,268 1,143 585 Falls Road 8,692 11,199 1,112 3,427 2,356 651 Holywood Road 3,928 5,986 1,559 2,004 1,674 561 Kilkeel* 370 606 171 1,069 1,237 365 Knockbreda 1,861 2,459 742 1,356 1,069 271 Larne 1,327 2,591 346 1,872 1,777 471 Limavady 1,369 2,903 624 2,545 1,631 823 Lisburn 4,075 6,984 2,155 2,746 2,607 1,031 Londonderry* 5,556 9,179 1,948 1,582 1,172 669 Lurgan* 3,015 5,506 1,227 2,842 1,737 814 Magherafelt 1,321 2,296 1,122 1,263 1,146 725 Newcastle 630 1,121 393 1,745 1,611 692 Newry* 3,406 6,655 2,201 1,623 1,461 804 Newtownabbey* 3,441 5,785 1,202 2,323 2,016 760 Newtownards 946 1,369 489 940 871 322 Omagh 3,653 3,892 1,768 3,007 1,715 1,132 Portadown 1,847 2,826 719 2,023 1,857 534 Shaftesbury Square 1,917 3,289 883 1,432 1,019 497 Shankill 2,612 3,558 993 1,843 1,465 583 Strabane 3,325 6,079 2,154 2,276 2,082 1,288 * Data incomplete due to industrial action. 1. The rate of single payments of supplementary benefit per 1,000 claimants in Northern Ireland in 1985, based on the average number of claimants in the year, was 1,434. 2. The average single payment paid to persons in Northern Ireland in 1985 who were: (a) under pension age and not required to register for work was £115.85; (b) under pension age and required to register for work was £116.75; (c) over pension age £108.98.
Benefit Number of claimants Latest available date Sickness benefit 9,901 27 December 1985 Invalidity benefitpension 38,287 27 December 1985 Industrial disablement benefitpension 5,185 30 September 1984 NCIP, HNCIP or severe disablement allowance 11,841 27 December 1985