§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons received (a) unemployment benefit and (b) family income supplement in (i) 1979–80 and (ii) 1984–85.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available for the whole of the periods requested, but is available for November of each year. The figures for November in the financial years requested are given in the table:
November 1979 November 1984 Unemployment benefit 467,000 896,000 Family Income Supplement 77,000 200,000