HC Deb 02 December 1998 vol 321 cc215-6W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in North Staffordshire are in receipt of Invalid Care Allowance. [61189]

Mr. Timms

The administration of the Benefits Agency is a matter for its Chief Executive, Peter Mathison. He will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Peter Mathison to Ms Joan Walley, dated 1 December 1998:

I am replying to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in North Staffordshire are in receipt of Invalid Care Allowance (ICA).

North Staffordshire is served by the Benefit Agency's (BA's) North Staffordshire District with offices situated in Hanley, Longton, and Newcastle-Under-Lyme. The District does not correspond to Constituency or Local Authority boundaries.

On 25 November 1998 The ICA's computer system identified 3,650 people receiving ICA in the area covered by the BA District. This figure is provisional and subject to change.

I hope you find this reply helpful.