§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the expected target of housing benefit 100 per cent. certificates to be issued by his Department's local offices to local authorities in respect of housing benefit by 22 November; and what progress has been made so far in each region.
§ Mr. Rossi[pursuant to his reply, 25 October 1982, c. 311]It is estimated that 100 per cent. "passports" will be issued in 1.4 million cases. In general, these are being issued as cases reassessed to take account of the uprating of benefits from 22 November. At 19 October cases reassessed as a proportion of the live load, by region, were as follows: North-Eastern, 76.63; London North, 65.60; London South, 62.72; Wales and South-Western,73.42; Midlands, 58.75; North-Western, Manchester, 67.85; Merseyside, 72.96; Scotland, 69.13.