§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many single payments for clothing were made to residents of (a) Camden, (b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
(2) how many single payments for rent deposits were made to residents of (a) Camden, (b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
(3) how many single payments for baby items were made to people in (a) Camden, (b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
(4) how many single payments for removal expenses were made to residents of (a) Camden, (b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
(5) how many single payments for furniture and household items were made to residents of (a) Camden,
(b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
(6) how many single payments for fuel debts were made to residents of (a) Camden, (b) Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras in 1984; and what was the average payment in each case;
§ Mr. WhitneyThis information is not collected on a local basis. The Supplementary Benefits "Annual Statistical Enquiry" provides detailed information about single payments on a national basis. but as the information collected relates only to single payments made over the preceding 12 months to claimants still in receipt of supplementary benefit at the time of the "Enquiry", it does not reflect all the payments made during the year.
The following national figures are based on the provisional results of the 1983 "Enquiry" (the latest available):
Purpose of single payment Number of payments Average amounts £ Maternity needs 141,948 59.91 Removal expenses 38,427 58.20 Clothing and footwear 113,413 48.61 Fuel bills 11,375 55.29 Furniture (and houshold equipment) 653,796 84.56 Furniture repair 84,328 34.55 Bedding 366,841 53.53 Deposits (for rent) 3,588 70.30