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Dr. McDonald
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report an update for 1983 of the information on single payments in table 34.97 of "Social Security Statistics 1984," or publish as much of that information which is available.
Mr. Whitney
The information for 1983 is as follows:
Thousands
| Average amount £
| |
| All payments | *1,890 | 75·71 |
| Pensioners | 188 | 62·23 |
| Unemployed | 976 | 76·02 |
| Others | 728 | 78·57 |
*Rounded to nearest 10,000. | ||
Source: 100 percent. Count.