HC Deb 03 August 1971 vol 822 cc253-4W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what, for each

FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENTS SCHEME
Cumulative totals of claims and determinations up to 27th July
Region Claims Received Awards Rejections
Northern … … … 4,569 1,772 2,118
Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 6,908 2,854 2,989
East Midland and East Anglia … … … 6,215 2,791 2,504
London North … … … 2,768 940 1,318
London South … … … 4,689 1,932 2,070
London West … … … 3,824 1,465 1,692
South-Western … … … 5,570 2,438 1,966
West Midlands … … … 4,040 1,643 1,873
North-Western (Manchester) … … … 3,511 1,452 1,334
North-Western (Merseyside) … … … 4,274 1,587 1,659
England (Total) … … … 46,368 18,874 19,523
Wales … … … 2,890 1,197 1,313
Scotland … … … 6,971 3,081 2,465
Great Britain (Total) … … … 56,229 23,152 23,301

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in how many cases, for each week since 3rd May, a supplementary benefit has been awarded to claimants of a Family Income Supplement who were rejected because they were not in full-time work.

Mr. Dean

I regret that this information is not available. Whenever a claim for Family Income Supplement is rejected the claimant is advised that he may be entitled to supplementary benefit if he is not in full time work but it is not known how many claims to supplementary benefit have followed.

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will issue a public statement during each week of the Recess showing the number of claims, awards and rejections for the Family Income Supplement and other associated means-tested benefits and exemptions that have been handled in the previous week.

Mr. Dean

No.

departmental region, are the latest figures for the take-up of the Family Income Supplement and the estimated total of families eligible for each of these areas.

Sir K. Joseph

An estimate of potential beneficiaries, region by region, is not feasible. Following is a regional distribution of the numbers of claims received, awards made and claims rejected up to 27th July, the last date for which figures are available.