§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each of the last three years the numbers unemployed and drawing(a) national insurance benefit only, (b) national insurance and income support and (c) income support only; and if these three sets of data for each year could also be presented in percentage terms of the total claimant unemployment count.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the tables.
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Number of unemployed claimants by benefit entitlement at the second Thursday of the given months (GB) thousands All unemployed claimants Unemployment Benefit only Unemployment Benefit and Income Support Income Support only No benefit 1994 February 2,727 503 104 1,802 317 May 2,551 428 113 1,729 281 August 2,542 381 132 1,763 266 Notes:
Figures are based on a 100 per cent. count.
Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand and component parts may not sum to totals.
Source:
Quarterly Analysis of Unemployed Claimants.
Percentage of unemployed claimants by benefit entitlement at the second Thursday of the given months (GB) Percentages Year All unemployed claimants Unemployment Benefit only Unemployment Benefit and Income Support Income Support only No benefit 1991 November 100 21.9 5.2 59.9 13.0 1992 February 100 22.2 5.0 59.9 12.8 May 100 21.4 4.9 61.4 12.3 August 100 19.9 4.4 62.5 13.2 November 100 19.9 4.5 61.9 13.7 1993 February 100 20.4 4.3 62.3 13.0 May 100 19.7 4.2 64.0 12.1 August 100 18.9 3.8 64.4 12.9 November 100 18.3 3.8 66.1 11.8 1994 February 100 18.4 3.8 66.1 11.6 May 100 16.8 4.4 67.8 11.0 August 100 15.0 5.2 69.3 10.5 Notes:
Figures are based on a 100 per cent. count.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and component parts may not sum to totals.