§ Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of recipients in Barnsley metropolitan district for each year from 1979 to date of(a) supplementary benefit/income support, (b) supplementary pensions and (c) claimants required to be available for work.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer 20 October 1989]: The metropolitan district of Barnsley is served by the local offices at Barnsley (East), Barnsley (West) and Wath-on-Dearne, but the boundaries are not conterminous. The information is as follows:
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Supplementary Benefit/Income Support live load Barnsley (East) Barnsley (West) Wath-on-Dearne 1A B C A B C A B C 1979–80 5,525 2,464 1,445 4,473 2,666 817 4,284 1,900 1,151 1980–81 6,136 2,464 2,082 4,851 2,650 1,235 4,804 1,872 1,721 1981–82 7,556 2,541 3,263 5,706 2,772 1,928 5,782 1,916 2,492 1982–83 8,767 2,682 3,978 6,558 2,883 2,437 6,639 2,007 3,032 1983–84 9,140 2,563 4,194 6,989 2,708 2,823 7,245 2,040 3,290 1984–85 10,492 2,731 4,794 7,817 2,839 3,174 7,898 2,039 3,504 1985–86 10,926 2,800 4,997 8,192 2,830 3,391 8,147 1,994 3,760 1986–87 11,218 2,718 5,179 8,354 2,809 3,467 8,291 1,987 3,762 1987–88 10,900 2,746 4,662 8,244 2,819 3,203 8,041 2,016 3,398 21988–89 9,584 2,626 3,760 7,441 2,683 2,734 7,274 1,826 2,986 31989–90 9,725 2,511 3,845 7,792 2,658 2,945 7,609 1,879 3,075 1 A = all claimants, B = pensioners, C = claimants required to be available for work. 2 Data for years 1988–89 and 1989–90 are provisional and subject to amendment. 3 Year 1989–90 is based on data collected to August 1989 only. Source of data: 100 per cent. count of cases in action, which include a number of cases where benefit has ceased but other action is continuing.