Specialist Claims Control

HC Deb 17 June 1985 vol 81 cc50-1W

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report his estimate of the saving to his Department's budget as a result of adjustments to claims following checks by specialist claims control officers.

Mr. Whitney

In the year ended 12 March 1985 specialist claims control teams achieved estimated benefit savings of £6.9 million.

Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the number of individual claimants checked by special claims control teams in Scotland last year.

Mr. Whitney

During 1984 the specialist claims control teams in Scotland examined 2621 claims.