§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide the information which is available for Birkenhead on the results of the 1983 Merseyside county council's take-up campaign.
Claims for weekly payments* Birkenhead South Birkenhead North Awarded No entitlement Awarded No entitlement Pensioners 43 538 61 461 Unemployed claimants 2 69 6 177 Other 8 313 22 311 TOTAL 53 920 89 949
Claims for single payments† Birkenhead South Birkenhead North Awarded No entitlement Awarded No entitlement Pensioners 102 4,257 172 5,472 Unemployed claimants 227 16,856 410 22,143 Other 132 7,063 242 11,215 TOTAL 461 28,177 824 38,830 * Either claims for increase of benefits already in payment, or new claims. † Records are not kept of refusals of single payments.