Industrial Disputes (Benefits)

Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when the current review of the question of financial support for strikers will be completed.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin
I am not yet in a position to say.---------
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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people living in reception centres have been rehoused by local authorities in the current year; and how this compares with the figures for each year since 1970.

Sir George Young
This information is not available, but the numbers accommodated by local authorities direct from reception centres in ordinary housing and in part III accommodation were: --------------
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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many of those currently living in reception centres he estimates have a legal right to immediate housing from local authorities; and what instructions are given to hostel staff concerning assistance with rehousing;(2) how many men, and how many women, currently living in Government reception centres, he estimates have a legal right to immediate housing from local authorities; and what instructions are given to hostel staff concerning assistance with rehousing.

Sir George Young
At any one time it is estimated that about one-third of the people accommodated in the Supplementary Benefits Commission's reception