HC Deb 22 December 1988 vol 144 cc453-4W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers receiving unemployment benefit but not receiving income support in each social security office in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 21 December 1988]: The information is as follows:

Numbers receiving unemployment benefit only at 10 November 1988
Social security office Numbers
Andersontown 818
Antrim 546
Armagh 542
Ballymena 623
Ballymoney 444
Ballynahinch 139
Banbridge 321
Bangor 466
Carrickfergus 330
Coleraine 664
Cookstown 374
Corporation Street 1,193
Downpatrick 247
Dungannon 616
Enniskillen 735
Falls 905

Social Security office Higher pensioner premium Ordinary pensioner premium Disability premium Lone parent premium Family premium
Andersonstown 191 898 404 1,709 1,119
Antrim 391 912 345 892 643
Armagh 431 1,229 325 344 825
Ballymena 426 1,378 349 616 629
Ballymoney 457 984 317 347 742
Ballynahinch 137 457 132 133 126
Banbridge 366 931 197 312 350
Bangor 469 1,045 214 575 289
Carrickfergus 279 530 156 458 346
Coleraine 492 1,127 284 757 743
Cookstown 351 801 237 226 549
Corporation Street 716 2,329 629 1,950 1,283
Downpatrick 225 406 211 326 224
Dungannon 455 1,666 407 403 972
Enniskillen 919 2,475 515 457 922
Falls 393 1,431 508 1,714 1010
Holywood Road 720 1,825 378 1,056 735
Kilkeel 166 352 111 104 178
Knockbreda 706 1,586 279 596 237
Larne 217 540 160 341 250
Limavady 259 579 175 310 688
Lisburn 701 1,420 355 730 526
Londonderry 616 2,410 845 2,087 2,164
Lurgan 445 1,121 419 679 707
Magherafelt 502 1,437 374 320 735
Newcastle 213 503 100 127 181
Newry 729 2,082 555 656 1,510
Newtownabbey 385 1,100 324 789 551
Newtownards 447 1,026 297 457 341
Omagh 519 1,421 460 522 673
Portadown 344 920 232 416 248
Shaftesbury Square 464 1,235 318 858 275
Shankill 537 1,021 252 803 348
Strabane1 543 1,317 386 569 663
Total 15,211 40,494 11,250 22,639 21,782
1 All figures represent the number of claimants at 31 August 1988 except for Strabane where the latest figures available are at 31 May 1988.

Social security office Numbers
Holywood Road 846
Kilkeel 172
Knockbreda 536
Larne 297
Limavady 377
Lisburn 633
Londonderry 1,615
Lurgan 547
Magherafelt 493
Newcastle 184
Newry 995
Newtownabbey 628
Newtownards 453
Omagh 539
Portadown 411
Shaftesbury Square 706
Shankill 641
Strabane 579
Total 19,615

Mr. John Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers receiving each of the premium rates of income support at each social security office in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 21 December 1988]: While some income support claimants receive more than one premium, statistics for the highest value premium only are recorded centrally in such cases. On this basis the numbers in each category of premium at the latest date are as follows:

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