§ Mr. SarwarTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate he has made of the total annual amount of unclaimed benefit, broken down by individual benefits, in(a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom. [10755]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation is available only for Great Britain. This is contained in the publication "Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-Up in 1999/2000", a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the reports on(a) take-up of income-related benefits and (b) households below average income in 1999–2000 can be accessed through his Department's website; and if he will take steps to clarify the procedure to be followed by users of the site. [13725]
§ Mr. McCartneyReports on the take-up of income-related benefits can be found at: http://www.dss.gov.uk/asd/tu9900f.pdf
The households below average income survey can he found at: http://www.dss.gov.uldpublications/dss/2001/hbai/index.htm
An improved Department for Work and Pensions website will be launched in December. The homepage of this site will include a link to research reports produced by the Department.