§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1), where supplementary benefit is recovered from claimants, what proportions are recovered by deduction from payment of benefit, by repayment upon demand, and by civil action;
(2) how much supplementary benefit is recovered from the estates of deceased claimants under Section 26 of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966;
(3) how much supplementary benefit is recovered from living claimants under Section 26 of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966;
(4) how much supplementary benefit is recovered from claimants and their estates other than in reliance on Section 26 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1966, and on what grounds.
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§ Mr. Alec JonesThe only figure readily available is that of cash refunds of supplementary benefit and former national assistance which totalled £1,802,254 for the year 1973–74. Of this, a total of £867,964 was recovered from the estates of deceased persons. The other figures required could be obtained only at the cost of a disproportionate amount of staff time.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, where national insurance benefit is recovered from claimants, what proportions are recovered by deduction from payment of benefit, by repayment upon demand, and by civil action;
(2) where industrial injuries benefits is recovered from claimants, what proportions are recovered by deduction from payment of benefit, by repayment upon demand, and by civil action;
(3) how much national insurance benefit is recovered from the estates of deceased claimants under Section 81 of the National Insurance Act 1965;
(4) how much national insurance benefit is recovered from living claimants under Section 81 of the National Insurance Act 1965;
(5) how much national insurance benefit is recovered from claimants and their estates other than in reliance of Section 81 of the National Insurance Act 1965, and on what grounds;
(6) how much industrial injuries benefit is recovered from the estates of deceased claimants under Section 54 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965;
(7) how much industrial injuries benefit is recovered from living claimants under Section 54 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965;
(8) how much industrial injuries benefit is recovered from claimants and their estates other than in reliance on Section 54 of the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965, and on what grounds.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe figures required are not readily available and could be 73W obtained only at the cost of a disproportionate amount of staff time.