§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was paid out in each of the last five years from both Birkenhead supplementary benefit offices in single payments ; and what will the annual budget for social fund expenditure be for each of these two offices in the year beginning April 1988.
§ Mr. ScottThe amount of single payments paid to claimants in Birkenhead North and Birkenhead South local offices in each of the last four financial years is as follows. The figures include both full and partial awards. The information for 1982–83 is no longer available.
Year Birkenhead Birkenhead April to April North South £ £ 1983–84 857,229 307,391 1984–85 1,145,736 411,781 1985–86 1,557,778 712,893 1986–87 1,588,995 716,782 The social fund grants and loans budgets for Birkenhead North and Birkenhead South were listed in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) on 4 November at columns 774–781.