§ Mr. McAllionasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the number of elderly people in receipt of supplementary pension in (a) the Dundee, East constituency and (b) the Dundee district authority area, for the latest available date and for each year since 1979;
(2) how many people in (i) the Dundee, East constituency and (ii) the Dundee district authority area are currently in receipt of (a) supplementary benefit, (b) family income supplement and (c) housing benefit, and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the number of elderly people in receipt of supplementary pension in the Dundee, West constituency for the latest available date and or each year since 1979;
(2) how many people in the Dundee, West constituency are currently in receipt of (a) supplementary benefit. (b) family income supplement and (c) housing benefit; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The constituencies of Dundee, East and Dundee, West and Dundee district authority are served by Dundee, East and Dundee, West local offices but the boundaries are not conterminous.
The table sets out the information requested for these offices on 28 July 1987 and for each year since 1979.
1 Housing Benefit was introduced from April 1983; before this date rebates were awarded.
2 Provisional.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing the number of pensioners in receipt of supplementary pensions in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Scotland in May of each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloThe table shows the number of pensioners in receipt of supplementary pension in Greenock local office, Port Glasgow local office, Strathclyde region and Scotland in May of each year since 1979.
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1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Greenock office 3,237 3,168 3,238 3,300 3,690 3,781 3,674 3,484 3,726 Port Glasgow office 1,177 1,146 1,157 1,205 1,246 1,318 1,288 1,267 1,260 Strathclyde region 83,870 81,923 81,555 78,241 76,355 81,879 89,131 79,263 81,613 Scotland 147,693 144,362 142,868 144,346 139,786 147,834 148,129 145,215 148,734 Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action. These include some cases where benefit has ceased to be paid but other action is still proceeding.