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20. MISCELLANEOUS.
(i) and (ii) Employment of Children and Young Persons.—The
work of the Juvenile Employment and Welfare Committee is referred
to in the following report by Mr. Dempsey, the Juvenile Employment
Officer : —
"The Juvenile Employment Committee, in presenting this report
on the tenth year's work of the Juvenile Employment Bureau, has
pleasure in recording a great improvement in the state of juvenile
employment in the district. This is particularly indicated by the
number of young people who received Unemployment Insurance
Benefit during the year as compared with previous years. The
individual payments made by the Bureau during 1933-4 were
58 per cent, less than the payments made during 1932-3. The
number of young people who sought the assistance of the Bureau
with a view to obtaining employment (3,750) was much
less than the number of the previous year (4,569). With regard
to vacancies, there was a slight improvement in the number of
vacancies notified to the Bureau by employers, and the number
of vacancies filled was 142 more than those of the previous year.
All these figures indicate that the hope expressed in last year's
report as to the increase of employment for juveniles has been
justified so far as Walthamstow is concerned."
Unemployment Insurance.—"The number of juveniles claiming
Unemployment Insurance Benefit during the year was 520, a
decrease of 218; in addition, repeat claims to benefit reached 320,
a decrease of 232. The total amount paid in benefit was £745, a
decrease of £520.
"As from July 1st the rates of benefit were increased from 6s.
to 7s. 6d. per week in the case of girls between 17 and 18 years,
and from 4s. 6d. to 5s. per week in the case of those between
16 and 17 years. Corresponding increases of benefit were also given
to boys from 8s. to 9s., and from 6s. to 7s. 6d. per week.
"As from 26th July, Dependants' Benefit was extended to unemployed
adults in respect of juveniles between 14 and 16 years of
age who were also unemployed.
"The number of juveniles who received the full allowance of
unemployment benefit (156 days) during the year was 9 boys and
1 girl. This shows a decrease of 29 on the previous year's figures.
" Cases referred to the Court of Referees show an increase of
38 in the case of boys and a decrease of 4 in the case of girls.