§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of supplementary benefit in (a) Cleveland and (b) Langbaurgh parliamentary constituency for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. MajorThe county of Cleveland is covered by five of the Department's local offices—Eston, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Stockton. The boundaries of these offices are conterminous with the boundary of Cleveland. Two of these offices, Eston and Redcar, deal with the parliamentary constituency of Langbaurgh and the boundaries are conterminous.
Figures of people receiving supplementary benefit from the five offices covering the county of Cleveland in May 1986, and at comparable dates for the previous seven years, are as follows:
Number 1979 39,637 1980 41,690 1981 49,623 1982 59,850 1983 65,286 1984 72,212 1985 77,657 1986 78,241 Figures of people receiving supplementary benefit at the two offices covering the parliamentary constituency of Langbaurgh for the same dates are as follows:
Number 1979 9,403 1980 9,584 1981 11,459 1982 13,759 1983 15,771 1984 17,493 1985 18,926 1986 18,603 Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action in each local office.