§ Mr. Clifford ForsytheTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons in receipt of benefit during the period July to December 1993 had direct deductions made for debt repayment.
§ Mr. AncramResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alec Wylie. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. Wylie to Mr. Clifford Forsythe, dated 17 February 1994.
I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on the number of people that are having deductions made from their benefit for debt recovery.1034WThe information is not available in the form you have requested, however, I have provided details in the table below of the number of deductions made from benefits for each type of debt.
Total number of deductions from benefit at 31 December 1993 Number Northern Ireland electricity 12,364 Northern Ireland housing executive 15,020 Rates collection agency 1,171 Private landlord 18 Housing association 342 Estate agent 15 Building society 875 Others 89 I hope you find this information helpful.