§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State Security what was the number and percentage applicants who were awarded single payments three years of their operation; and if he will breakdown by(a) region and (b) DSS office.
§ Mr. ScottInformation is not available in the precise form requested. Single payments could be awarded to people entitled to supplementary benefit. National figures for the number of payments made in each year, and the total number of people receiving supplementary benefit is in the table.
The number of people who received awards is likely to he significantly lower than the number of payments in any given year, since any one person may have received more than one award.
Similar information for each office can be derived from information held in the Library. 596W
Number of payments (000) Number of recipients of supplementary benefit (million) 1985–86 4,375 4.8 1986–87 4,230 5.1 1987–88 2,750 5.0
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the number of claims for single payments which were initially rejected by DSS offices which were the subject of awards following appeal for the last three years of its operation.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is in the table.
Single payments awarded following Social Security Appeal Tribunal hearings Number 1986 13,920 1987 20,866 1988 31,034