§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many staff in the Wandsworth offices of his Department at Irene house, Arndale house and Parkgate road, currently administer (a) supplementary benefit and (b) contributory benefit; and what were the comparable figures at 31 December 1984 and 31 December 1985.
§ Mr. LyellInformation on numbers of staff in post is available only for the first day of each month. The number of staff administering(a) supplementary benefit and (b) contributory benefit at the Department's offices at Irene house, Arndale house and Parkgate road at 1 January 1985, 1 January 1986 and 1 November 1986 is as follows:
Department's offices. The tables show how they determined claims for urgent needs payments during years ending early in April.
Table A Leytonstone 1984–85 11985–86 Successful claims for living expenses 588 610 Unsuccessful claims for living expenses 34 62 2Claims for single payments for one-off needs 14 7 TOTAL CLAIMS 636 679
Table B Walthamstow 1984–85 11985–86 Successful claims for living expenses 283 1,307 Unsuccessful claims for living expenses 7 21 2Claims for single payments for one-off needs 128 115 TOTAL CLAIMS 418 1,443 11985–86 figures are provisional. Information is not available for any period before April 1984.
2These figures include awards and refusals.