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Mr. Field
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the proportion of the unemployed who are receiving family income supplement and (b) for how long,
DHSS contribution (none is wholly funded by the Department) | ||||||
1979–80 | 1980–81 | |||||
£ | £ | |||||
Campaign for Homeless and Rootless | … | … | … | … | 20,000 | * |
Coventry day centre | … | … | … | … | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Cyrenians | … | … | … | … | 40,000 | * |
Homeless Action and Accommodation † | … | … | … | … | 3,000 | — |
NACRO (LANCE Manchester Project) | … | … | … | … | 28,890 | 19,935 |
National Association of voluntary Hostels | … | … | … | … | 2,500 | * |
Peter Bedford Project | … | … | … | … | 8,750 | * |
Shilhay Community—Exeter ‡ | … | … | … | … | 3,000 | — |
Total | 126,140 | |||||
* To be negotiated | ||||||
† Short term pump priming grant | ||||||
‡ Capital grant, for 1979–80 only |
£ | |
Aberdeen Cyrenians | 3,500 |
Birmingham Committee for night shelter | 5,500 |
Birmingham, St. Anne's | 3,000 |
Birmingham, St. Basils (Boot night shelter) | 6,000 |
Cambridge Cyrenians | 1,000 |
Cardiff Cyrenians | 3,000 |
Coventry Cyrenians | 4,000 |
Edinburgh People's Palace | 5,000 |
on average, the unemployed continue to receive family income supplement.
Mrs. Chalker
The hon. Member will know from my reply to him on 29 October that information is not available in the form requested.—[Vol. 972, c. 437.]