§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total number of people currently in receipt of income support in each district council area in Wales; and in each case if he will show how many are(a) pensioners, (b) single parents, (c) disabled people and those classified as sick under the age of 60 years, (d) unemployed and (e) other.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information in the form requested is unavailable. 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. Data are based on income support statistical groups and some people may satisfy the conditions for inclusion in more than one group. These cases are, however, classified under only one group.
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DSS Local Office Pensioners Single Parents Disabled and Sick Unemployed Other Total Cardiff Central 3,496 1,459 785 2,753 781 9,274 Cardiff East 3,075 2,686 1,081 5,223 966 13,031 Cardiff West 2,935 2,055 891 4,005 1,095 10,981 Carmarthen 1,468 443 375 1,075 230 3,591 Colwyn Bay 3,396 1,017 570 1,840 534 7,357 Cwmbran 3,809 1,889 1,139 3,306 817 10,960 Deeside 1,975 893 604 1,112 541 5,125 Ebbw Vale 2,365 942 670 1,577 564 6,118 Haverfordwest 1,995 871 525 1,918 414 5,723 Llanelli 3,262 1,013 814 2,087 624 7,800 Merthyr Tydfil 2,150 1,563 871 2,320 604 7,508 Morriston 2,675 1,481 786 2,515 528 7,985 Neath 2,135 836 678 1,454 426 5,529 Newport 5,593 3,540 1,559 5,215 1,291 17,198 Newtown 1,976 912 309 1,433 299 4,929 Pembroke Dock 1,257 564 372 1,426 242 3,861 Pontypridd 2,054 1,134 732 1,975 515 6,410 Porth 1,362 822 709 1,505 339 4,737 Porthmadog 2,111 512 340 1,582 311 4,856 Port Talbot 1,721 884 796 1,133 531 5,065 Rhyl 4,511 1,522 1,015 2,871 1,438 11,357 Swansea 6,219 2,581 1,577 5,877 1,620 17,874 Tonypandy 1,849 777 840 1,621 418 5,505 Wrexham 5,202 2,220 1,248 3,408 1,016 13,094 Note:
All data derived from 30 November 1990 count of cases in action, which include a number of cases where payment has ceased but other action is continuing.