§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest figures for the take up of family credit as a percentage of total family credit budgets for each of the DSS offices in Glasgow.
§ Mr. Peter LloydFamily credit is dealt with centrally, and expenditure estimates are made for Great Britain as a whole. Similarly, information about percentage take up rates can be obtained only for Great Britain, and only retrospectively, from family expenditure survey data.
At the beginning of April 1989, the number of families receiving family credit who were living in the areas covered by each of the local social security offices in Glasgow at the time the award was made was as follows:
Number Glasgow (Anniesland) 646 Glasgow (Bridgeton) 143 Glasgow (City) 341 Glasgow (Craigton) 403 Glasgow (Cumbernauld) 600 Glasgow (Laurieston) 367 Glasgow (Maryhill) 336 Glasgow (Parkhead) 575 Glasgow (Partick) 20 Glasgow (Provan) 875 Glasgow (Rutherglen) 658 Glasgow (South Side) 516 Glasgow (Springburn) 275