§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people receiving benefits other than unemployment benefit in each year since 1979 were unemployed and under retirement age.
§ Mr. BurtThe benefits payable to unemployed people under retirement age are income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit, and social fund grants and loans. The table shows the number of income support recipients who are unemployed and not in receipt of unemployment benefit for each year for which figures are available. Income support recipients may also be in receipt of housing benefit, community charge benefit and/or social fund grants or loans.
The number of unemployed people who were not in receipt of income support or unemployment benefit, but who received housing benefit, community charge benefit or social fund grants or loans is not available.
Number of recipients of income support not in receipt of unemployment benefit (thousands) Number 1979 486 1980 678 1981 1,084 1982 1,437 1983 1,621 1984 1,750 1986 1,901 1987 1,793 1988 1,377 1989 1,118 1990 1,019 1991 1,244 Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Due to industrial action there was no count in 1985.