Cold Weather Payments

HC Deb 05 December 1986 vol 106 c823W

Mr. Aspinwall

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many exceptionally cold weather payments have been made in each year since 1980 to applicants at offices in the Bath district.

Mr. Major

Payments were made in the winters of 1981–82, 1984–85 and 1985–86. Information on the number of payments for the winter of 1981–82 is not available, but for the other two winters is 252 and 1,200 respectively.

Mr. Aspinwall

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many exceptionally cold weather payments have been made in each year since 1980 to applicants at offices in the Bristol district.

Mr. Major

Payments were made in the winters of 1981–82, 1984–85 and 1985–86. Information on the number of payments for the winter of 1981–82 is not available, but for the other two winters is 1,090 and 5,355 respectively.