Benefits

Mr. Frank Field
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of unemployed claimants drawing (a) unemployment benefit, (b) unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit and (c) supplementary benefit only in 1957, 1979 and the latest available date.

Mr. Lyell
The available information is given in the table.----------------
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|November. 1957|
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|November. 1979|
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|May 1986      |
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