§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many households, from data taken for the Annual Statistical Inquiry, in 1989 and 1990, are having weekly deductions made from their supplementary benefit or income support as appropriate, for (i) electricity and (ii) gas of(a) under £2 per week and (b) in each £1 band above £2 per week up to £40 per week.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information available is shown in the table.
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May 19892 Amount of deductions1 Gas Electricity 0.00–2.00 3,000 3,000 2.01–3.00 3,500 5,500 3.01–4.00 6,500 9,500 4.01–5.00 8,000 9,500 5.01–6.00 11,000 11,500 6.01–7.00 14,000 14,000 7.01–8.00 15,000 11,500 8.01–9.00 16,500 10,000 9.01–10.00 16,000 10,000 10.01–11.00 11,500 9,500 11.01–12.00 10,000 8,500 12.01–13.00 7,000 5,000 13.01–14.00 5,500 6,500
Amount of deductions1 Gas Electricity 14.01–15.00 2,500 4,000 15.01–16.00 1,500 3,000 16.01–17.00 1,000 2,000 17.01–18.00 1,000 2,500 18.01–19.00 500 1,500 19.01–20.00 500 1,000 320.01–24.00 500 3,500 24.01–30.00 5* 1,000 30.01 and over Nil Nil Total 413,400 131,500 1 Deductions cover the cost of current consumption and where necessary, a specific amount to clear an outstanding bill. Number of cases have been rounded to nearest 500. 2 Data for 1990 are not yet available. 3 For figures over £20 per week the bands have been amalgamated as shown, since in single pound bands most would contain no cases or less than 500. The method by which these estimates are obtained does not imply a high level of precision for such numbers. 4 Columns may not total to sum due to rounding. 5* Denotes figures under 500. Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry May 1989.