§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many young persons have been subject to the board and lodging charges limit each month since April 1985, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex, (c) application of either two, four, or eight-week rule, and (d) exemption categories.
§ Mr. NewtonI refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 29 October 1985 at columns439–442for the information drawn from special returns submitted by local offices on the number of claimants whose claims were assessed between April and July 1985. An age breakdown of those claimants who were aged under 26 is set out in the table. Similar special returns have not been maintained for later periods. The collected data do not distinguish cases according to sex or the category of exemption given. 598W
Ordinary boarders aged under 26 Cases affected between 29 April and 30 July 1985 Age Thousands 16–17 9.5 18–20 27.0 21–24 23.5 25 3.5 *64.0 * Rounding prevents exact sum.