§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he will publish a table showing the number of appeals heard by social security appeal tribunals and the number decided in the claimant's favour, the number decided in favour of the adjudication officer and the number adjourned in each quarter of 1988, broken down by subject of appeal.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe latest national administrative statistics available on social security appeal tribunals relate to appeals heard in the third quarter of 1988. Information is provided in the tables for the quarters ending March, June and September 1988.
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Benefit type Total number of appeals heard and decided Total number in favour of claimant Total number of adjudication officers' decisions upheld Total number of adjudication Family income supplement 298 57 241 58 Guardians allowance 9 0 9 2 Industrial death benefit 16 3 13 5 Invalid care allowance 275 22 253 42 Invalidity benefit 1,241 529 712 328 Maternity benefit (pre April 1987) 47 7 40 4 Maternity allowance (from April 1987) 5 0 5 0 Mobility allowance 376 14 362 34 One parent benefit 0 0 0 0 Retirement pension 213 62 151 41 Severe disablement allowance 50 11 39 12 Sickness benefit 359 101 258 58 Social Fund: Funeral payments 86 16 70 14 Maternity payments 208 42 166 27 Statutory maternity pay 1 1 0 0 Statutory sick pay 11 3 8 0 Supplementary benefit: Single payments 32,198 8,982 23,216 5,917 Others 11,028 2,911 8,117 2,447 Unemployment benefit 6,662 2,235 4,427 928 Widows benefit 56 23 33 8 Workmen's compensation pneumoconiosis and byssinosis 4 1 3 4 76W77W
Social security appeal statistics Great Britain—Quarter ending March 1988 Benefit type Total number of appeals heard and decided Total number in favour of claimant Total number of adjudication officers' decisions upheld Total number of adjudication Attendance allowance 73 21 52 20 Child benefit 518 107 411 84 Disablement benefit 512 197 315 215 Family credit 4 0 4 0 Family income supplement 272 42 230 50 Guardians allowance 13 3 10 3 Income support 127 9 118 19 Industrial death benefit 12 6 6 4 Invalid care allowance 135 12 123 26 Invalidity benefit 1,088 491 597 376 Maternity benefit (pre April 1987) 28 9 19 3 Maternity allowance (from April 1987) 4 1 3 2 Mobility allowance 347 9 338 18 One parent benefit 13 2 11 0 Retirement pension 161 32 129 46 Severe disablement allowance 63 34 29 14 Sickness benefit 273 86 187 65 Social fund: Funeral payments 103 23 80 12 Maternity payments 149 24 125 14 Statutory maternity pay 2 0 2 1 Statutory sick pay 8 1 7 1 Supplementary benefit: Single payments 31,700 9,596 22,104 5,317 Others 9,505 2,672 6,833 2,284 Unemployment benefit 5,574 2,010 3,744 871 Widows benefit 68 24 44 11 Workmen's compensation pneumoconiosis and byssinosis 7 1 6 2
Social security appeal statistics Great Britain—Quarter ending March 1988 Benefit type Total number of appeals heard and decided Total number in favour of claimant Total number of adjudication officers' decisions upheld Total number of adjournments Attendance allowance 45 12 33 18 Child benefit 472 92 380 131 Disablement benefit 473 190 283 236 Family credit 162 22 140 43 Family income supplement 228 38 190 53 Guardians allowance 2 1 1 2 Income support 1,812 242 1,570 397 Industrial death benefit 15 4 11 15 Invalid care allowance 142 26 116 34 Invalidity benefit 1,183 542 641 444 Maternity benefit (pre April 1987) 22 9 13 3 Maternity allowance (from April 1987) 7 1 6 1 Mobility allowance 359 7 352 47 One parent benefit 14 2 12 1 Retirement pension 191 58 133 40 Severe disablement allowance 45 16 29 21 Sickness benefit 289 108 181 60 Social fund: Funeral payments 144 25 119 31 Maternity payments 157 23 134 33 Statutory maternity pay 3 1 2 2 Statutory sick pay 4 3 1 4 Supplementary benefit: Single payments 27,512 8,502 19,010 5,503 Others 8,526 2,661 5,865 2,426 Unemployment benefit 5,254 1,805 3,449 854 Widows benefit 93 34 59 23 Workmen's compensation pneumoconiosis and byssinosis 4 1 3 1