§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the results of the experiment with a multi-purpose claim form for means-tested benefits in Brighton.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe results of the Brighton experiment were broadly consistent with those of the earlier experiment in Salop and just as disappointing. The number of successful claims to two or more benefits from different sources was low. Increases in the numbers of successful claims to some of the benefits were associated with a much higher failure rate.
I have placed a copy of the report by the Department's social research branch on the Brighton experiment in the Library.