HC Deb 25 May 1984 vol 60 c576W
Mr. Loyden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the statistics for claimants arid benefits as a result of the take-up campaign carried out by the Merseyside county council in 1983 for the offices of his Department at Belle V ale and St. Mary's road, Garston.

Dr. Boyson

[pursuant to his reply, 24 May 1984, c. 509]: For the Belle Vale and Garston local offices the following information is available:

Belle Vale Garston
Total number of postcards received 1,211 1,181
Belle Vale Garston
Claims for weekly payments* Awarded No entitlement Awarded No entitlement
Pensioners 28 183 28 215
Unemployed claimants 2 45 3 39
Others 6 78 5 138
Total 36 306 36 392
Claims for single payments Awarded† Amount £ Awarded† Amount £
Pensioners 79 3,303 47 1,543
Unemployed claimants 164 10,281 142 8,861
Others 127 8,116 80 5,473
Total 370 21,699 269 15,877
* Either claims for increase of benefits already in payment or new claims.
† Records are not kept of refusals of single payments.