§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims for income support have been made since 11 April 1988 at the local offices of his Department in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; and how many of these claims were determined.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is as follows:
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Number of income support claims made since 11 April 19881 Number of income support claims determined since 11 April 19881 (a) Greenock ILO 16,433 16,300 (b) Port Glasgow ILO 7,148 7,128 (c) Strathclyde 397,017 394,571 (d) Scotland 803,789 798,770 1 Figures do not include claims received and determined after 29 December 1989.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many people are in receipt of income support in(a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole; and what are the corresponding figures for those in receipt of supplementary benefit for each year since 1979;
(2) how many people were in receipt of supplementary benefit in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988; and how many are now in receipt of income support in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde and (c) Scotland as a whole.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is in the table.
Year Supplementary Benefit/Income Support live load Greenock ILO Port Glasgow ILO Strathclyde Scotland 1979 6,317 2,814 166,426 294,116 1980 6,794 3,069 183,629 320,260 1981 7,999 3,704 221,403 385,238 1982 9,812 4,156 252,679 439,419 1983 9,720 4,128 265,180 461,461 1984 10,381 4,541 283,600 492,775 1985 10,705 4,990 295,392 508,970 1986 12,195 5,285 309,578 543,025 1987 12,338 5,369 315,735 548,272 1988 11,423 4,659 284,381 499,890 1989 11,652 4,637 284,056 505,052 Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action, which include number where benefit payment has ceased but other action is continuing.