Written question asked by Clare Short (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 October 1991. It was answered by Ann Widdecombe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 October 1991 on behalf of the Department of Employment.

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Question: By region and for Great Britain as a whole, how many 16 and 17 year olds for each month since July 1990 have made applications for Income Support on grounds of extreme hardship and how many have been granted or refused; what is his estimate of the number of 16 and 17 year olds in that period who had been granted Income Support on grounds of being within an exempted category. - Incls table & fact that info on exempted categories is not available.

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