§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many income support claims in the Leeds metropolitan district council area are from (i) pensioners, (ii) families, (iii) single parents and (iv) people with disabilities as a figure and as a percentage of all income support claims.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 4 March 1991]: The information is not available in the form requested. It is, however, possible to identify the number of current claims from pensioners and lone parents aged less than 60 in the five local offices in the Leeds metropolitan area. This information is in the table.
Total number of claims Percentage of claims in the Leeds area per cent. Pensioners 23,198 38.5 Lone Parents 11,016 18.3 Note:
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. Data are provisional and subject to amendment.