HC Deb 10 June 1986 vol 99 cc150-1W
Mr. Mason

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of supplementary benefit in Barnsley during each of the years from 1979 to the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

Barnsley is covered for social security purposes by two of the Department's offices; their boundaries are not conterminous with those of the town. The table shows the number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit from those two offices at 6 May 1986 and at comparable dates since 1979.

Year Number
1979 9,805
1980 9,882
1981 11,943
1982 14,563
1983 15,016
1984 17,623
1985 18,690
1986 19,565

Source: 100 per cent. count of live cases in action.