§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide detailed statistics from the 276W Norris Green and West Derby, Liverpool, local offices of his Department on the results of the 1983 Merseyside county council take-up campaign.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1984, c. 166]: The following information is available.
Total number of postcards received Norris Green West Derby 2,643 3,054
Claims for weekly payments* Norris Green West Derby Awarded No Entitlement Awarded No Entitlement Pensioners 20 125 19 213 Unemployed claimants 1 24 2 64 Others 4 151 8 245 Total 25 300 29 522
Claims for single payments Norris Green West Derby Awarded† Amount (£) Awarded† Amount (£) Pensioners 69 2,345 74 3,889 Unemployed claimants 208 14,361 201 23,642 Others 136 9,300 141 12,443 Total 413 26,006 416 39,974 Notes:
* Either claims for increases of benefit already in payment, or new claims.
† Records are not kept of refusals of single payments.