§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what number and proportion of unemployed people were receiving(a) income support only, (b) unemployment benefit only, (c) income support and unemployment benefit, broken down by sex in each case, at the date for which the most up-to-date information is available.
§ Mr. JackThe latest information is shown in the table.
Income support only Unemployment benefit only Income support Unemployment benefit Males 969,906 315,290 93,094 (55 per cent.) (18 percent.) (5 per cent.) Females 242,460 137,865 9,062 (14 per cent.) (8 per cent.) (1 percent.) Note: This information is taken from the Unemployment Benefit Statistics Quarterly Analysis of Unemployed Claimants, May 1991, a copy of which is available in the Library.
The figures in brackets illustrate the number shown as a percentage of all unemployed people receiving benefits for unemployment.