§ Baroness Jegerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total number to the last convenient date of applications for leave to appeal from Supplementary Benefit Appeal Tribunals to the Social Security Commissioners; how many appeals were made by claimants and how many by benefit officers; and how many applications in each category are still outstanding.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Trefgarne)As at 6th May 1982, 1,322 applications for leave to appeal on supplementary benefit cases have been received by the Social Security Commissioners since November 1980. Of these 1,194 have been made by claimants and 128 by the supplementary benefit officer. At that date 275 applications by claimants and 12 by the supplementary benefit officer had yet to be determined.