§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims were received for income support in each district council area of Wales during 1990; and how many of these claims came from(a) pensioners, (b) the unemployed and (c) others.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information in the form requested is not available. Data are not collected for district council areas and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Data are therefore given for DSS local office areas.
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DSS Local Office Pensioners Single Parents Disabled and Sick Unemployed Other Total Aberdare 1,843 1,120 729 2,210 512 6,414 Abertillery 750 466 294 892 269 2,671 Aberystwyth 1,433 510 431 1,377 478 4,229 Ammanford 1,222 470 346 908 253 3,199 Anglesey 2,321 927 532 2,265 497 6,542 Bargoed 1,116 970 871 1,617 511 5,085 Barry 2,370 1,472 596 2,345 455 7,238 Blackwood 1,180 585 552 1,063 317 3,697 Bridgend 3,726 1,944 1,317 4,065 1,114 12,166 Caernarfon 2,092 832 412 2,172 433 5,941 Caerphilly 1,611 1,096 792 1,995 564 6,058
DSS local office Pensioners Unemployed Others Total Aberdare 530 3,775 1,736 6,041 Abertillery 215 1,560 816 2,591 Aberystwyth 405 3,367 1,022 4,794 Ammanford 488 1,986 915 3,389 Anglesey 545 4,209 1,114 5,868 Bargoed 283 2,646 1,428 4,357 Barry 852 4,721 1,592 7,165 Blackwood 363 2,572 1,288 4,223 Bridgend 856 6,604 2,582 10,042 Caernarfon 384 3,556 948 4,888 Caerphilly 343 3,066 1,268 4,677 Cardiff Central 919 5,670 1,623 8,212 Cardiff East 652 6,559 2,211 9,422 Cardiff West 602 5,489 2,043 8,134 Carmarthen 560 2,401 1,028 3,989 Colwyn Bay 1,084 4,368 1,439 6,891 Cwmbran 1,098 6,600 2,689 10,387 Deeside 466 3,287 1,429 5,182 Ebbw Vale 700 3,548 1,747 5,995 Haverfordwest 461 3,887 1,440 5,788 Llanelli 738 4,164 2,017 6,919 Merthyr Tydfil 506 3,620 1,746 5,872 Morriston 784 4,254 3,567 8,605 Neath 618 3,739 1,549 5,906 Newport 1,313 10,361 3,305 14,979 Newtown 501 3,159 1,395 5,055 Pembroke Dock 397 2,563 906 3,866 Pontypridd 493 4,460 1,456 6,409 Porth 349 2,335 1,346 4,030 Porthmadog 439 3,154 1,055 4,648 Port Talbot 392 3,007 1,726 5,125 Rhyl 1,258 6,342 2,327 9,927 Swansea 1,554 10,103 3,479 15,136 Tonypandy 462 2,753 1,602 4,817 Wrexham 1,416 7,676 2,988 12,080 Note:
All data derived from statistics for claims received in 1990.