HC Deb 27 July 1999 vol 336 cc282-4W
Mr. Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims from residents living in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham for(a) incapacity benefit, (b) income support and (c) disability living allowance were received in each calendar month of this year; how many were (i) agreed and (ii) refused; and if he will make a statement. [92105]

Mr. Bayley

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

Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Iain Coleman, dated 26 July 1999: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent question asking how many claims from residents living in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham for (a) Incapacity Benefit (IB), (b) Income Support (IS) and (c) Disability Living Allowance (DLA) were received in each calendar month of this year; how many were (i) agreed and (ii) refused; and if he will make a statement. The information is not available in the format requested. The Benefits Agency (BA) collects IS and IB claim statistics by BA district areas and DLA statistics by Disability Benefit Centre areas. These areas do not reflect constituency boundaries or Local Authority areas. The information that is available is provided in the attached annex. I hope that this is helpful.

Incapacity Benefit (IB) claims received/processed
IB claims received IB claims awarded IB claims refused
Ealing District
January 1999 470 114 316
February 1999 581 161 356
March 1999 593 132 377
April 1999 418 — —
May 1999 426 118 290
June 1999 502 126 391
Palace District
January 1999 440 76 271
February 1999 526 61 292
March 1999 552 98 297
April 1999 455 — —
May 1999 423 91 266
June 1999 453 151 352

Income Support (IS) claims received/processed
IS claims received IS claims awarded IS claims refused
Ealing District
January 1999 931 736 268
February 1999 1,138 840 342
March 1999 1,136 780 347
April 1999 1,118 865 300
May 1999 1,028 775 292
June 1999 1,091 804 268
Palace District
January 1999 1,203 776 348
February 1999 1,252 802 384
March 1999 1,395 972 427
April 1999 1,188 849 310
May 1999 1,085 772 277
June 1999 1,154 804 272

Notes:

  1. 1. The Palace District comprises of the offices of Crystal Palace, Dulwich, Fulham, Kensington and Peckham.
  2. 2. The Ealing District comprises of the offices of Ealing, Acton, Notting Hill and Southall.
  3. 3. Figures for IB awards and refusals in April 1999 are not available because a system report was not received by DSS Analytical Services Division and it has not been possible to obtain a reprint.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claims received/processed
DLA claims received DLA claims awarded DLA claims refused
Sutton DBC
January 1999 3,227 1,748 1,849
February 1999 3,753 1,707 1,883
March 1999 4,751 1,933 2,164
April 1999 3,914 1,930 2,124
May 1999 3,613 1,627 1,823
June 1999 3,916 1,828 1,787

Notes:

  1. 1. Sutton DBC covers a large part of South East England, including the whole of Hammersmith and Fulham.
  2. 2. Data relative to specific geographical areas is not routinely kept.
  3. 3. As at 31 May 1998 there were 4,338 people resident in Hammersmith and Fulham in receipt of DLA. Figures for May 1999 are not yet available.
  4. 4. The number of claims on which a decision is issued in a monthly period may not equate to the number of claims received. This is because a number of uncleared claims may have been carried forward form a previous statistical period. The information is provisional and may be subject to change.