Supplementary Benefit (Hansard, 14 May 1984)

§ Mr. Dubs
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by the three local offices of his Department covering the Battersea area as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Balham, Battersea, and Wandsworth local offices to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number 69W of unsuccessful inquiries made are not recorded. Twenty seven, five, and 38 payments by Balham, Battersea, and Wandsworth local offices respectively resulted from the check of current files.

§ Mr. Wareing
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Liverpool, West Derby as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many such payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
One payment in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment has been made by the Department's West Derby local office to a former claimant following the advertising campaign in March. No payments of this kind have been made at Norris Green and Huyton local offices. The number of unsuccessful inquiries is not recorded. Three, six and six payments, respectively, resulted from the check of current files at West Derby, Norris Green and Huyton local offices. One payment was made to a former claimant at Huyton local office following the earlier publicity and none for the other offices.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
asked the Secretary of State for the Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in the Caerphilly constituency as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Merthyr Tydfil, Bargoed, and Caerphilly local offices to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries is not recorded. Five, two and nil payments, respectively, resulted from the check of current files at Merthyr Tydfil, Bargoed, and Caerphilly local offices.

§ Mr. Dormand
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Peterlee and Seaham as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Peterlee and Seaham offices to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or70W the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. No payments resulted from the check of current files.

§ Dr. McDonald
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Thurrock as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many such payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files, and publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Grays Thurrock local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Seventy-one payments resulted from the check of current files.

§ Mr. Gould
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Barking and Dagenham as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Barking local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Three hundred and thirty-six payments resulted from the check of current files. One was made to a former claimant following the earlier publicity.

§ Mr. Madden
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Bradford as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Bradford local offices to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded.
One payment resulted from the check of current files at Bradford South local office and 37 payments at Bradford, North. One payment was made by Bradford, South local office to a former claimant following earlier publicity; none was made by Bradford, North.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of 71W money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Coventry as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: One payment in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment has been made by the Department's Coventry, East local office to a former claimant following the advertising campaign in March; none has been made by the Coventry, West office. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Four payments resulted from the check of current files at Coventry, East office and 32 at Coventry, West. Two payments and one payment respectively were made to former claimants following the earlier publicity.

§ Mr. Alfred Morris
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local officers of his Department in south Manchester as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 9 May 1984, c. 403]: No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Wythenshawe local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Forty-nine payments resulted from the check of current files.

§ Mr. Hardy
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Rotherham as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Rotherham, North and Rotherham, South local offices to former claimants following either the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Three payments resulted from the check of current files at Rotherham, North and 13 at Rotherham, South.

§ Mr. Corbett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds 72W of voluntary unemployment have been received at the Kingsbury road, Erdington, and Walsall road, Perry Barr, office of his Department in Birmingham as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; what, for each office, was the total payment made; how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check on current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively; and how much was paid out in each office as a result of this check.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: Ten payments amounting to £177 have been made in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment by the Department's Perry Barr local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March. No payments of this kind have been made at Erdington local office. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Thirty-seven payments amounting to £828 and six amounting to £268 were made at the Perry Barr and Erdington offices respectively as a result of the check of current files. No payments were made at either office to former claimants following the earlier publicity.
Source: 100 per cent. count of payments.

§ Dr. Marek
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Wrexham as a result of the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: Seventeen payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the department's Wrexham local office to former claimants following the advertising campaign in March. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Three hundred and thirty-five payments resulted from the check of current files. Twenty-five were made to former claimants following the earlier publicity.

§ Miss Maynard
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department at Sorby house, Spital hill, Sheffield and West street, Sheffield, following the advertising campaign in March 1984; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's offices at Sheffield, North-East and North-West to former claimants following either the advertising 73W campaign in March or the earlier publicity. Four payments resulted from the check of current files at Sheffield, North-East and 49 at Sheffield, North-West.

§ Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Wolverhampton; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: One payment in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment has been made by the Department's Wolverhampton, South local office to a former claimant following the advertising campaign in March. No payments of this kind were made at Wolverhampton, North local office. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Eleven payments at Wolverhampton, South office and four at Wolverhampton, North office resulted from the check of current files. No payments were made at either office to former claimants following the earlier publicity.

§ Mr. Allen McKay
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department in Barnsley, West and Penistone constituency as a result of the advertising campaign in March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases respectively.

§ Dr. Boyson
[pursuant to his reply, 11 May 1984, c. 496–98]: No payments in respect of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefits on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by the Department's Barnsley, West local office to former claimants following either the advertising campaign in March or the earlier publicity. The number of unsuccessful inquiries made is not recorded. Twenty-eight payments resulted from the office's check of current files.