§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give for 1978, 1979, 1988 and 1989 for Paisley social security office the number of(a) claimants and (b) dependents on (i) supplementary benefit or income support and (ii) family income support or family credit.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is as follows:
month since March 1990, showing those whose claim was in doubt due to (a) actively seeking work and (b) availability for work.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe statistics kept are given in the tables. The remainder of the information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Income Support MR255 March April May June July August September 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 London South Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 24 13 19 16 16 12 21 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 7 4 2 1 3 1 2 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 10 10 7 7 11 10 1 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 2 15 3 4 1 0 1 London North Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 78 39 65 62 67 29 33 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 17 3 11 9 8 10 9 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 27 15 11 23 10 8 14 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 4 5 3 2 3 4 10 Midlands Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 10 13 24 17 9 8 10 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 7 9 22 7 8 11 6 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 3 3 3 9 8 2 2 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 3 0 7 2 0 3 1 Wales and South West Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 29 41 42 53 52 22 29 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 20 16 15 32 13 33 16 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 18 8 7 13 8 6 9 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 8 4 6 9 3 1 4 North East Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 27 37 31 37 13 21 10 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 8 18 10 14 16 12 17 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 11 5 10 7 10 10 2 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 0 1 9 4 2 1 1 North West Region Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 25 20 17 21 28 46 37 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 10 8 8 12 51 54 56 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 3 3 4 3 2 8 4 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 3 4 0 3 3 7 5 Scotland Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 30 13 14 20 15 36 16 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 12 4 17 4 10 21 7 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 14 1 6 4 4 5 1 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 1 3 6 4 3 0 2 National Availability Hardship claims under Number of awards made 223 176 212 226 200 174 156 REG B(3) Number of awards refused 81 62 85 79 109 142 113 Actively Hardship claims under Number of awards made 86 45 48 66 53 49 33 seeking work REG 10A(2) Number of awards refused 21 32 34 28 15 16 24