asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of persons in receipt of home assistance at the end of each of the financial years, 1929-1930 to 1942-1943 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Home Assistance Recipients.
The information is in the form of a tabular statement, which will be circulated with the Official Report:.
Following is the statement:—
1929-30 |
70,325 |
1930-31 |
77,474 |
1931-32 |
90,724 |
1932-33 |
126,035 |
1933-34 |
139,277 |
1934-35 |
84,489 |
1935-36 |
82,415 |
1936-37 |
79,103 |
1937-38 |
75,953 |
1938-39 |
81,070 |
1939-40 |
89,511 |
1940-41 |
93,400 |
1941-42 |
84,876 |
1942-43 |
79,500 (approx.) |
The figures for the complete year 1942-43 are not yet available. On the 27th March, 1943, the number was 79,524.