§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people received supplementary benefit at the latest available date; and how many currently receive income support in(a) Clwyd South-West, (b) Wales and (c) Great Britain.
§ Mr. ScottThe constituency of Clwyd, South-West is served by the local offices at Rhyl, Wrexham and (from 18 April 1988) Deeside. The boundaries are not conterminous.
The information requested is as follows:
Clwyd South-West Wales Great Britain People in receipt of supplementary benefit at 17 November 1987 34,107 287,978 5,056,102 People in receipt of income support at 31 May 1988 30,524 258,789 4,431,409 The figures relating to income support are provisional and subject to amendment.
Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action. These figures may however, overstate the number of people receiving supplementary benefit. The footnote to the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Hyndburn, (Mr. Hargreaves) on 31 March 1988, at columns 660–61, refers.