Supplementary Benefit

HC Deb 01 July 1985 vol 82 cc45-6W

Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many households in December 1983 and December 1984 were having weekly deductions made from their supplementary benefit for electricity and how many for gas, under £2 per week and in each £1 band above £2 per week.

Mr. Whitney

The table sets out the information requested as recorded in the annual statistical inquiry for December 1983. The information is not yet available for December 1984.

Fuel Direct Deductions—December 1983
Range of Deductions	Electricity Direct Arrangements	Gas Direct Arrangements
£
0.01— 2.00	3,825	1,796
2.01— 3.00	5,435	3,252
3.01— 4.00	9,985	5,660
4.01— 5.00	12,959	10,879
5.01— 6.00	16,199	13,120
6.01— 7.00	18,862	13,758
7.01— 8.00	13,809	14,204
8.01— 9.00	11,708	11,836
9.01— 10.00	8,515	7,809
10.01— 11.00	8,192	3,891
11.01— 12.00	7,245	2,496
12.01 and over	22,816	3,394
All Cases	139,553	92,096

Notes:

1. Some claimants have direct payment arrangements in respect of more than one type of fuel so the number of households affected will be less than the total number of arrangements.

2. Totals do not sum due to rounding.