asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total amount paid in respect of unemployment assistance in respect of the week preceding the first Monday in each of the months June, July, August, September and October, 1935, and the total amount paid in each of the corresponding weeks in 1934.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Payments.
The total amount paid in respect of unemployment assistance in the week preceding the first Monday in each of the months June, July, August, September and October, 1935, and the total amount paid in each of the corresponding weeks in 1934, are as follows:—
1935 |
1934 |
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31st May |
£32,498 |
1st June |
£6,569 |
28th June |
£34,295 |
29th June |
£9,130 |
2nd August |
£23,401 |
3rd August |
£13,198 |
30th August |
£24,934 |
31st August |
£17,369 |
4th October |
£23,142 |
28th September |
£21,178 |
The figures for these weeks may include arrears relating to previous periods; further, payments relating to these weeks may also have been made in succeeding weeks. For this reason it is not possible to give exact figures of the assistance paid in respect of any particular period.