§ Mr. Bernie GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the number of supplementary benefit claimants in each of his Department's offices covering the Tottenham constituency for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information requested is as follows:
Tottenham Local Office Date Number of people receiving supplementary benefit 27 November 1979 9,328 2 December 1980 10,271 9 December 1981 12,978 7 December 1982 14,247 6 December 1983 15,124 12 December 1984 16,083 11 December 1985 17,237 10 December 1986 18,073 17 November 1987 17,235 Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.
212WThe constituency of Tottenham is served by the Tottenham local office, but their boundaries are not conterminous.
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many households in December 1985, December 1986 and December 1987 were having weekly deductions made from their supplementary benefit for electricity and how many for gas(a) under £2 per week and (b) in each £1 band above £2 per week up to £30 per week.
§ Mr. PortilloThis information is not held for the dates requested. However, the annual statistical inquiry shows that in February 1986 supplementary benefit recipients were having deductions made from their weekly benefit for electricity and gas as follows:
Bands (£) Electricity Gas 0.01 to 2.00 4,164 2,465 2.01 to 3.00 9,268 3,938 3.01 to 4.00 10,403 6,405 4.01 to 5.00 16,681 10,820 5.01 to 6.00 18,046 15,514 6.01 to 7.00 17,873 16,913 7.01 to 8.00 19,462 19,986 8.01 to 9.00 15,982 16,359 9.01 to 10.00 12,663 13,161 10.01 to 11.00 10,739 9,275 11.01 to 12.00 10,558 6,415 12.01 and over 32,667 10,528 Information is not readily available for separate £1 bands over £12.01 per week.