asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (1) the gross total expenditure by public assistance authorities for the year ended 31st March, 1937, and (2) the total of such expenditure spent on home assistance.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Public Assistance.
The total revenue expenditure by public assistance authorities for the year ended 31st March, 1937, was £1,996,197 and the total of such expenditure spent on home assistance £558,142. The returns as indicated are only provisional and not yet fully checked.