HC Deb 26 March 1985 vol 76 c164W

The calculations used to determined the performance indicators at (1)-(6) below is:

Work processed / Work available × 100

Performance Indicator Description
1. Sickness Benefit Relates to claims for sickness and invalidity benefits.
2. Maternity Allowance Relates to claims for maternity allowance.
3. Retirement Pension Claims Relates to claims for retirement pension.
4. Retirement Pension Load Relates to queries and changes arising after retirement pension has been finally put into payment.
5. Contributions Files Relates to queries arising on national insurance contributions and liability.
6. Contributions Pouches Relates to less complex contributions matters which do not merit a file being made up.
7. Contribution files over 6 weeks old This indicator expresses the number of contribution files over six weeks' old as a percentage of the contribution files which are outstanding at the end of the return period.
8. Short Term Contributory Benefit Payment Accuracy This indicator expresses the number of errors found as a result of managerial checks of payments as a percentage of the total number of benefit payments thus checked.