§ Mr. HumeTo 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
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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 HumeTo 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: