§ Mr. KhabraTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the most recent available full year the annual number of people aged under 25 years claiming(a) income support without unemployment benefit, (b) unemployment benefit without income support and (c) both income support and unemployment benefit.
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe annual number of claims is not available, but figures for the number of claims as at November 1993 are set out in the table.
Claimants under 25 years (thousands) Category November 1993 Income support without unemployment benefit 1,047 Unemployment benefit without income support 91 Both income support and unemployment benefit 6 Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. They are from:
1. The income support statistical quarterly inquiry.
2. The half-yearly analysis of unemployed claimants.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to consult the Social Security Advisory Committee regarding his proposals for restricting income support payments for mortgage interest.
§ Mr. Roger EvansWe will be referring our proposals to the Social Security Advisory Committee. The committee will then decide if it intends to have them formally referred for consultation and a report.