§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy to publish the rules governing the schemes for compensating individuals for late payment of benefits.
§ Mr. BurtThe arrangements for making special payments to compensate individuals for late payment of benefit are made in accordance with the general principles concerning ex-gratia payments in "Government Accounting", The Treasury's published guide to accounting and financial procedures in Government. Each case is decided within these general principles, taking into account the particular facts and circumstances, which vary widely from case to case.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many individuals received compensation payments; and how much was paid, for each benefit in each year since the scheme for compensating individuals for late payment began.
§ Mr. BurtPayments made to customers to compensate them for late payment of benefit in individual cases are as follows:
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Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1984–85 Maternity allowance 1 9 National insurance contributions (refund/waiver) 5 552 Retirement pension2 45 9,474 Widow's benefits 11 11,062 Invalidity/sickness benefit 37 6,046 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 5 999 Disablement benefit/constant attendance allowance 1 78
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ Unemployment benefit 25 1,350 Industrial death benefit 1 23 Severe hardship allowance 3 1,130 Mobility allowance 1 90 NCIP 2 316 War pensions 34 59,869 Supplementary benefits 3— 3— 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus. 3 Figures unavailable.
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1985–86 Retirement pension2 359 264,150 Widow's benefits 16 9,863 Invalidity/sickness benefit 31 12,535 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 6 1,016 Disablement benefit/constant attendance allowance 4 4,684 Industrial death benefit 1 22 Child special allowance 1 163 Severe hardship allowance 1 154 Unemployment benefit 13 562 War pensions 60 89,940 Supplementary benefits 48 1,938 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus.
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1986–87 Maternity allowance 3 59 National insurance contributions (waiver/refund) 3 104 Retirement pension2 460 403,037 Widow's benefits 20 20,517 Invalidity/sickness benefit 87 28,850 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 10 4,661 Mobility allowance 2 959 Severe disablement allowance/NCIP 2 1,100 Disablement benefit/constant attendance allowance 5 2,089 Guardian's allowance 1 48 War pensions 59 64,100 Industrial death benefit 2 149 Supplementary benefits 3— 3— Child benefit/one parent benefit/Family income supplement 3— 3— 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £ 2 Includes Christmas bonus. 3 Figures unavailable. 479W
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1987–88 Maternity allowance 1 20 National insurance contributions (waiver/refund) 9 2,985 Retirement pension2 469 473,941 Widow's benefits 23 39,006 Invalidity/sickness benefit 66 23,220
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 7 2,184 Mobility allowance 41 32,232 Disablement benefit/constant attendance allowance 15 5,149 Unemployment benefit 1 118 War pensions 20 56,411 Severe disablement allowance/NCIP 3 1,331 Supplementary benefit 254 51,237 Child benefit/one parent benefit/Family credit 2 317 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus.
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1988–89 Maternity allowance 2 99 National insurance contributions (waiver/refund) 2 534 Retirement pension2 167 127,997 Widow's benefits 16 8,476 Invalidity/sickness benefit 67 18,932 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 10 3,502 Mobility allowance 7 6,203 Severe disablement allowance/NCIP 7 3,016 Disablement benefit/constant attendance allowance 10 8,285 Guardians allowance 37 495 Income support 204 47,610 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus.
Benefit Number of individual payment. Total amount paid1 £ 1989–90 Maternity allowance 1 34 National insurance contributions (waiver refund) 9 987 Retirement pension2 127 50,750 Widow's benefits 9 28,115 Invalidity/sickness benefit 86 44,048 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 6 6,983 Mobility allowance 7 4,454 Severe disablement allowance/NCIP 4 2,631 Income support 153 32,458 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus. 480W
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ 1990–91 Maternity allowance 8 789 National insurance contributions (waiver/refund) 10 931 Retirement pension2 103 76,271 Widow's benefits 11 9,875 Invalidity/sickness benefit 39 15,686 Attendance allowance/invalid care allowance 6 3,417
Benefit Number of individual payments Total amount paid1 £ Mobility allowance 2 3,481 Severe disablement allowance/NCIP 2 750 Income support 122 199,657 1 Figures rounded to the nearest £. 2 Includes Christmas bonus. 1991–92
Figures are not yet available.