§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many single payments claims made under supplementary benefit regulations are still outstanding in each social security office in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 7 July 1988]: At 24 June 1988 the number of outstanding claims for single payments in each social security office was as shown in the following table.
Social Security Office Number outstanding Andersontown 689 Antrim Nil Armagh 878 Ballymena 5 Ballymoney 59 Ballynahinch 4 Banbridge 11 Bangor Nil Carrickfergus Nil Coleraine Nil Cookstown 102 Corporation Street 544 Downpatrick 20 Dungannon 544 Enniskillen 1,839 Falls 278 Holywood Road 32 Kilkeel Nil Knockbreda 20 Larne Nil Limavady Nil Lisburn 16 Londonderry 7,947 Lurgan 472 Magherafelt 865 Newcastle 4 Newry 783 Newtownabbey Nil Newtownards Nil Omagh 1,033 Portadown 220 Shaftesbury Square Nil Shankill 50 Strabane 2,031 TOTAL 18,446
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number and total value of single payments in each social security office in Northern Ireland in 1987.
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§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 7 July 1988]: The available information is as follows:
Supplementary Benefit Single Payments for the Period 17 December 1986 to 15 December 1987 Social security office Number Amount (£) Andersonstown 15,138 1,677,176 Antrim 11,138 769,536 Armagh 7,990 518,146 Ballymena 9,120 567,965 Ballymoney 7,323 389,030 Ballynahinch 1,281 68,237 Banbridge 4,460 258,268 Bangor 4,670 261,924 Carrickfergus 5,251 288,573 Coleraine 9,270 633,426 Cookstown 5,200 391,630 Corporation Street 22,034 1,876,631 Downpatrick 4,637 311,747 Dungannon 8,886 649,913 Enniskillen 8,671 420,607 Falls Road 20,138 1,617,754 Holywood Road 13,085 797,532 Kilkeel 1,777 90,959 Knockbreda 7,302 400,559 Larne 4,533 261,783 Limavady 4,255 262,293 Lisburn 16,094 1,379,345 Londonderry 22,334 1,943,620 Lurgan 13,674 1,642,798 Magherafelt 8,881 758,994 Newcastle 2,486 120,164 Newry 15,268 1,238,069 Newtownabbey 7,900 415,698 Newtownards 4,194 226,982 Omagh 7,882 609,979 Portadown 5,928 361,383 Shaftesbury Square 14,020 1,082,831 Shankill 9,901 685,429 Strabane 9,295 831,542 Total 314,016 23,810,523 Note: Because of industrial action in June 1987 the figures are incomplete, 6 offices having failed to provide information.