§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has on the numbers of single parents claiming income support at each social security 557W office in Northern Ireland in 1988 and the number of single parents who claimed supplementary benefit in each social security office in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 13 February 1989]: Reliable information is not available in the form requested. The available information is as follows:—
Numbers of single parents on— (i) Supplementary benefit (all SSOs): Year Number 1986 17,240 1987 19,830 Source: Annual survey—5 per cent. Sample.
(ii) Income support1 19881 Social Security Office Andersonstown 1,382 Antrim 880 Armagh 306 Ballymena 624 Ballymoney 320 Ballynahinch 125 Banbridge 313 Bangor 527 Carrickfergus 457 Coleraine 742 Cookstown 226 Corporation Street 1,912 Downpatrick 301 Dungannon 398 Enniskillen 413 Falls Road 1,657 Holywood Road 1,143 Kilkeel 104 Knockbreda 637 Lame 341 Limavady 271 Lisburn 765 Londonderry 2,147 Lurgan 636 Magherafelt 358 Newcastle 124 Newry 658 Newtownabbey 751 Newtownards 434 Omagh 485 Portadown 404 Shaftesbury Square 811 Shankill 789 Strabane 569 Total 22,010 1 Represents the numbers of single parents under pension age excluding those receiving a disability premium.