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55.
Miss Lestor
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has for extending supplementary benefits to all unemployed school leavers.
Mr. Dean
We see no reason to change the existing arrangements. When the school leaving age is raised to 16 all unemployed leavers will be entitled to claim supplementary benefit subject to the usual conditions about registration for and availability for work.