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26.
Mr. Lawson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total cost of supplementary benefit paid to strikers and their families last year; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous 10 years.
Mr. O'Malley
Supplementary benefit of £5,041,047 was paid to strikers and their families during 1974. The total is made up of £46,957 for strikers themselves and £4,994,090 for the families of strikers.
Following is the information:
| TABLE OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT PAYMENTS MADE TO STRIKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE YEARS 1964–73. | |||
Year
| Strikers
| Strikers' Families
| Total
|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1964 | 602 | 49,413 | 50,015 |
| 1965 | 173 | 65,763 | 65,936 |
| 1966 | 1,454 | 126,134 | 127,588 |
| 1967 | 1,770 | 375,330 | 377,100 |
| 1968 | 749 | 333,722 | 334,471 |
| 1969 | 1,401 | 747,141 | 748,542 |
| 1970 | 2,191 | 1,445,912 | 1,448,103 |
| 1971 | 5,434 | 4,309,149 | 4,314,583 |
| 1972 | 181,447 | 8,380,124 | 8,561,571 |
| 1973 | 2,950 | 729,302 | 732,252 |