HC Deb 13 January 2003 vol 397 cc364-5W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many(a) claimants there were and (b) what amount was claimed in respect of Bereavement Allowance in each month since its introduction; and how many persons were eligible to claim the allowance but did not receive it; [88467]

(2) how many and what amount of bereavement payments were made in each month since their introduction; and how many persons were eligible to claim such payments but did not receive them. [88468]

Malcolm Wicks

The available information is published in the Work and Pensions Statistics 2002, a copy of which is in the Library.