§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people who were newly entitled to the winter fuel payment in 2003–04 in(a) North Staffordshire. (b) Stoke-on-Trent and (c) the Stoke-on-Trent South constituency; [137775]
(2) how many people newly entitled to the winter fuel payment in 2003–04 claimed in (a) North Staffordshire, (b) Stoke-on-Trent and (c) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency. [137776]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is not available in the format requested. However, for the parliamentary constituencies of Stoke-on-Trent South, North and Central 3,911 winter fuel payment claim forms were issued to people who need to claim a payment for this winter. Of those 2,483 have submitted their claim forms.
We are publicising the availability of winter fuel payments and how to obtain a claim form. Those who need to claim for this winter have until 30 March 2004 to do so.
Note
Information to identify those likely to be entitled was extracted from the Departmental Central Index based on postcodes.
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in(a) the City of Edinburgh local authority area, (b) Edinburgh West, (c) Edinburgh Central, (d) Edinburgh North and Leith, (e) Edinburgh South, (f) Edinburgh Pentlands, (g) Edinburgh East and Musselburgh will be eligible for winter fuel payments in 2003–04; and how many of these will receive the payment automatically. [138453]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is not available in the format requested. However, such information as is available is set out in the following table:
Winter fuel payments in Edinburgh 2002–03 All Males Females Parliamentary constituencies Edinburgh Central 11,815 4,630 7,190 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 15,745 6,570 9,175 Edinburgh North and Leith 12,045 4,910 7,135 Edinburgh Pentlands 14,560 6,080 8,480 Edinburgh South 14,325 5,535 8,790 Edinburgh West 17,760 7,510 10,250 Local authority City of Edinburgh 83,065 33,975 49,090 Notes:
1. Number are rounded to the nearest five.
2. Figures taken from the Matching Intelligence Data Analysis Service Winter Fuel Payment 2002–03 exercise.
Source:
IAD Information Centre,100 per cent sample.
The number of people Who Would receive the Winter fuel payment automatically in Winter 2003–04 is expected to be similar to those in the table.