§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of claimants in each ward within the constituency of Newry and Armagh, or such relevant statistics as are available, who are in receipt of(a) unemployment benefit, (b) income support, (c) family credit, (d) disability living allowance and (e) child benefit.
§ Mr. HanleyResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive Mr. Alec Wylie. I have asked him for a reply to be given.
Letter from Alec Wylie to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 19 February 1993:
As I am responsible for Social Security operational matters your recent Parliamentary Question on the number of claimants in each ward within the constituency of Newry and Armagh who are in receipt of Unemployment Benefit, Income Support, Family Credit, Disability Living Allowance and Child Benefit has been passed to me for reply.I regret that the information is not available in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Some information however, is available on Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for the Newry and Armagh Social Security Office areas and this is set out below.438W
Date of most recent information Benefit claimed or received Total number of customers claiming each benefit in Newry Social Security Office area Total number of customers claiming each benefit in Armagh Social Security Office area 14 January 1993 Unemployment Benefit 5,396 2,717 30 November 1992 Income Support 10,894 5,612
I hope you find this information helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Rreport and copies will be placed in the Library.