§ Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many payments of benefit made by Giro are lost; and what arrangements are made in this event.
§ Mr. Dean51,000 Giro orders were reported lost in 1972 out of about 57 million issued. Benefit payments are normally replaced immediately if hardship would otherwise occur. In other cases, replacement is deferred for a short period to enable enquiries to be made.