§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many callers have come to the Camberwell area social security office in each month over the last three years;
(2) how many live cases were recorded at the Camberwell area social security office each quarter over the last three years.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is as follows:
Period ending Callers (4-weekly) Live cases (quarterly) 6 May 1986 3,474 12,175 3 June 1986 3,761 — 1 July 1986 3,477 — 29 July 1986 3,802 — 26 August 1986 3,500 12,546 23 September 1986 3,630 — 21 October 1986 3,449 — 18 November 1986 3,630 — 16 December 1986 3,630 11,879 13 January 1987 3,520 — 10 February 1987 2,678 12,067 10 March 1987 2,717 — 7 April 1987 2,974 — 5 May 1987 3,262 11,746 2 June 1987 2,830 — 30 June 1987 2,977 — 28 July 1987 3,716 11,903 25 August 1987 3,904 — 22 September 1987 3,783 — 20 October 1987 3,994 — 17 November 1987 3,568 11,749 15 December 1987 3,194 — 12 January 1988 2,801 — 9 February 1988 3,795 (No count made) 8 March 1988 3,652 — 10 April 1988 3,520 — 30 April 1988 2,614 — 31 May 1988 3,130 10,856 30 June 1988 3,435 — 31 July 1988 3,091 — 31 August 1988 3,171 10,394 30 September 1988 3,712 — 31 October 1988 3,109 — 30 November 1988 1,509 10,095 31 December 1988 1,352 — 31 January 1989 1,768 — 28 February 1989 1,726 9,821 31 March 1989 1,871 — 30 April 1989 1,857 — 31 May 1989 1,718 9,968 Source:
Internal management information statistics and 100 per cent. count of cases in action. Data from April 1988 onwards is provisional and subject to change and the numbers of live cases include a small number of cases not actually in receipt of benefit.