§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit single payments were made, and what was the cost thereof, for 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and the latest figures for 1987–88, for(a) Cleveland, (b) Durham, (c) Northumbria and (d) Tyne and Wear;
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 8 February 1988]: The information requested is given in the table.
The Department has 28 offices within the four areas mentioned in the question. However, the boundaries of the local offices and those of the county/administrative district are not conterminous.
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Number and cost of single payments made by DHSS local offices in (a) Cleveland, (b) Durham, (c) Northumberland and (d) Tyne and Wear (a) Cleveland This area includes the offices of Eston, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Stockton Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 46,244 4,114,9830 April 1984 to April 1985 96,503 5,678,783 April 1985 to April 1986 111,615 7,901,695 April 1986 to April 1987 93,332 6,585,497 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 40,596 2,615,608
(b) Durham This area includes the offices of Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Darlington, Durham, Peterlee, Seaham and Stanley Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 28,394 1,621,120 April 1984 to April 1985 48,963 2,529,882 April 1985 to April 1986 69,501 3,589,559 April 1986 to April 1987 49,720 3,217,527 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 31,449 2,149,397
(c) Northumberland This area includes the offices of Ashington, Berwick, Blyth and Hexham Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 7,458 487,581 April 1984 to April 1985 12,496 785,649 April 1985 to April 1986 16,590 1,146,094 April 1986 to April 1987 14,121 1,021,046 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 8,599 578,295
(d) Tyne and Wear This area includes the offices of Gateshead, Houghton le Spring, Jarrow, Newcastle on Tyne (St. James'), Newcastle on Tyne (East), Newcaslte on Tyne (West), North Shields, South Shields, Sunderland (North) and Sunderland (South) Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 88,185 5,848,421 April 1984 to April 1985 154,735 9,156,968 April 1985 to April 1986 196,630 13,101,212 April 1986 to April 1987 162,021 11,646,645 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 76,698 5,359,385 1 The figures for April 1987 to 12 January 1988 are provisional and subject to amendment.
§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many supplementary benefit single payments were made, and what was the cost thereof, for 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and the latest figures for 1987–88 for his Department's local offices at(a) Darlington, (b) Bishop Auckland and (c) Peterlee.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 8 February 1988]: The information requested is given in the table.
Number and Cost of Single Payments Made by DHSS Local Offices at (a) Darlington, (b) Bishop Auckland and (c) Peterlee (a) Darlington Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 6,197 258,450 April 1984 to April 1985 10,515 611,790 April 1985 to April 1986 15,944 790,037 April 1986 to April 1987 14,995 791,343 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 8,088 552,056 502W
(b) Bishop Auckland Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 6,642 378,301 April 1984 to April 1985 11,025 691,049 April 1985 to April 1986 16,557 1,212,728 April 1986 to April 1987 13,000 917,386 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 5,921 436,251
(c) Peterlee Year Number of awards Cost £ April 1983 to April 1984 3,091 221,976 April 1984 to April 1985 5,979 456,178 April 1985 to April 1986 6,248 453,083 April 1986 to April 1987 5,752 417,003 April 1987 to 12 January 19881 2,823 197,736 1 The figures for April 1987 to 12 January 1988 are provisional and subject to amendment.