§ Mr. Robin CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the value of(a) the ordinary rate of supplementary benefit for a single householder, (b) the ordinary rate of supplementary benefit for a couple, (c) the long-term rate of supplementary benefit for a single person living alone and (d) the long-term rate of supplementary benefit for a couple, expressed as a proportion of average earnings in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information is contained in tables 5.6 and 5.7 of the "Abstract of Statistics for Index of Retail Prices, Average Earnings, Social Security Benefits, and Contributions—August 1987", a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. ClayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently in receipt of(a) supplementary benefit and (b) family income supplement in the borough of Sunderland.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information requested is as follows:
Figure (a) Supplementary benefit 36,743 (latest available figure —17 November 1987) (b) Family income supplement Figures not available Note: The figure for (a) relates to the two local offices which serve the Borough of Sunderland. The boundaries are not conterminous. Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.