§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are receiving income support from each office in South Yorkshire; and what were the comparable figures at the same date in 1979.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table shows the number of people receiving income support and its predecessor, supplementary benefit.
27 November 1979(supplementary benefit) 30 November 1988(income support) Barnsley East 5,361 9,620 Barnsley West 4,314 7,252 Doncaster East 5,818 10,164 Doncaster West 7,082 12,951 Rotherham North 3,017 4,858 Rotherham South 9,709 16,218 Sheffield North East 9,718 18,655
Great Britain Scotland1 Strathclyde1 Greenock and Port Glasgow1 1979.80 16,236 — — — 1980–81 18,369 — — — 1981–82 13,856 — — — 1982–83 11,312 — — — 1983–84 5,989 — — — 1984–85 6,595 463 — — 1985–86 6,586 541 176 3 1986–87 6,258 796 147 9 1987–88 6,997 769 181 3 1 Information covering earlier periods is not held