HC Deb 29 November 1994 vol 250 c625W
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many people in England and Wales collected(a) income support, (b)

Customers paid by automated credit transfer
Benefits 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Thousands 1993–94
Income Support1 — — — — 44
Family Credit 37 53 76 91 105
Child Benefit 1,297 1,407 1,505 1,595 1,708
Retirement pension and widows pension2 1,982 2,160 2,392 2,671 3,232
Invalidity Benefit3 — — — 12 90
Unemployment Benefit4 — — — — 109
Notes:
1 The option to have Income Support paid by ACT came into effect in w/c 31 October 1993.
2 No separate figures are available for payments of Retirement Pension and Widows Pension.
3 The option to have Invalidity Benefit (IVB) paid by ACT came into effect in w/c 31 May 1993. Figures available showing the number of payments by IVB are combined with Sickness Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance Figures.
4 The option to have Unemployment Benefit paid by ACT came into effect in w/c 20 September 1993. These figures have been obtained from the Employment Service Agency.