HC Deb 08 July 1988 vol 136 cc784-6W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit in each social security office in Northern Ireland in a given week in each of April, May and June 1987.

Mr. Needham

The information is available only for May 1987 and is as follows:

Number of people receiving supplementary benefit on 6 May 1987
SSO Number
Andersonstown 7,600
Antrim 5,448
Armagh 4,814
Ballymena 5,971
Ballymoney 4,552
Ballynahinch 1,463
Banbridge 3,268
Bangor 4,519
Carrickfergus 3,021
Coleraine 5,973
Cookstown 3,444
Corporation Street 12,159
Downpatrick 2,458
Dungannon 5,873
Enniskillen 8,290
Falls Road 9,034
Holywood Road 8,783
Kilkeel 1,440
Knockbreda 6,223
Larne 2,799
Limavady 3,136
Lisburn 6,628
Londonderry 14,818
Lurgan 5,688
Magherafelt 5,175
Newcastle 1,861
Newry 9,457
Newtownabbey 5,415
Newtownards 3,986
Omagh 5,530
Portadown 3,728
Shaftesbury Square 6,896
Shankill 5,209
Strabane 5,121
Total 190,780

Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the total amounts of weekly payments under supplementary benefit, including additional requirements paid through each social security office in Northern Ireland in a given week in April, May and June 1987.

Mr. Needham

The information is available only for May 1987 and is as follows:

Weekly payments of supplementary benefit including additional requirements 6 May 1987
Social security office Amount £
Antrim 171,092
Armagh 147,370
Ballymena 175,409
Ballymoney 140,375
Ballynahinch 43,663
Banbridge 79,899
Bangor 106,107
Carrickfergus 76,337
coleraine 154,042
Cookstown 120,303
Downpatrick 63,287
Dungannon 201,348
Enniskillen 258,203
Larne 83,707
Limavady 107,661
Lisburn 178,153
Londonderry 514,357
Lurgan 177,937
Magherafelt 161,332
Newcastle 60,124
Newry 334,186
Newtownards 100,194
Omagh 179,653
Portadown 107,332
Strabane 212,344
Social security office Amount £
Kilkeel 48,344
Shaftesbury Square 191,367
Corporation Street 371,311
Shankill 122,352
Knockbreda 158,176
Falls Road 282,080
Holywood Road 232,995
Newtownabbey 154,442
Andersonstown 286,664
Total 5,802,146

Source:Annual Statistical Inquiry (5 per cent. sample).