§ Mr. ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of family credit there are in the(a) Maidstone area and (b) Medway area. [67468]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of Family Credit is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Jonathan Shaw, dated 1 February 1999:
565WThe Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many recipients of Family Credit there are in the (a) Maidstone and (b) Medway areas.The Family Credit Unit produces statistics which show the number of recipients within the area covered by Benefits Agency (BA) offices. The area of Medway is covered by the BA Chatham office.The number of Family Credit recipients for the Maidstone and Chatham areas are shown in the table.
Number of family credit recipients in the Maidstone and Chatham benefits agency offices areas Office Number of recipients Maidstone 1,146 Chatham 2,318 Notes:
Figures as at October 1998
Figures are provisional and subject to change
Source:
Family Credit Unit.
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