"Households Below Average Income"

HC Deb 13 November 1996 vol 285 c265W

Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when the next edition of "Households Below Average Income" will be published. [4277]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

"Households Below Average Income: A Statistical Analysis 1979–1993–94" will be published on Thursday 14 November at 9.30 am. Copies will be placed in the Library and made available to Members in the Vote Office.

Benefits Agency—Secretary of State targets
Target area	1995–96 target— National and district	1996–97 target—National	1996–97 target—District
Income support claims (p)	63 per cent. in 5 days	63 per cent. in 5 days	63 per cent. in 5 days
Income support claims (s)	87 per cent. in 13 days	87 per cent. in 13 days	87 per cent in 13 days
Incapacity benefit claims (p)	65 per cent. in 10 days	65 per cent. in 10 days	65 per cent. in 10 days
Incapacity benefit claims (s)	85 per cent. in 30 days	85 per cent. in 30 days	85 per cent. in 30 days
Social fund crisis loans1	On the day the need arises	On the day the need arises	On the day the need arises
Income support accuracy	87 per cent.	87 per cent.	76 per cent.2
Short term benefit accuracy	94 per cent.	94 per cent.	94 per cent.
1 Target considered met if 95 per cent. of claims are cleared within one day.
2All districts within London South area directorate have been set an income support accuracy improvement target of 76 per cent.

(p) primary target.

(s) secondary target.

1. Hampshire comprises of the Benefits Agency districts of Hampshire North, South, East Hants and WTight and Solent and Forest.

Benefits agency—Secretary of State targets—1995–96 performance against targets
Percentage
Target	National	Hampshire North	South East Hants and Wight	Solent and Forest
Income support claims (p)	67.1 per cent.	63.1 per cent.	61.2 per cent.	66.0 per cent.
Income support claims (s)	88.2 per cent.	86.2 per cent.	86.4 per cent.	88.7 per cent.
Incapacity benefit claims	78.9 per cent.	74.3 per cent.	84.0 per cent.	77.5 per cent.
Incapacity benefit claims (s)	96.0 per cent.	92.7 per cent.	96.6 per cent.	96.0 per cent.
Social fund crisis loans	97.4 per cent.	98.4 per cent.	98.3 per cent.	92.9 per cent.
Income support accuracy	78.1 per cent.	71.7 per cent.	69.5 per cent.	80.0 per cent.
Short-term benefit accuracy1	90.7 per cent.	86.9 per cent.	—	—
1 Only Hampshire North was visited by the STB accuracy checking team in 1995–96.

(p) primary target.

(s) secondary target.