§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the current caseload statistics at each supplementary benefit and national insurance office in the Glasgow area, showing the number of staff presently in post and the corresponding figures for 1984.
§ Mr. MajorInformation is not available on all areas of work in the form requested. The following tables show supplementary benefit cases in action and contributory benefit cases actioned on 8 May 1984 and 6 May 1986; the staff in post figures are for 1 July 1984 and 1 July 1986.
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Supplementary Benefit Office 1984 1986 Anniesland 10,405 11,482 Bridgeton 2,299 2,483 City 8,502 8,883 Craigton 11,228 12,199 Cranstonhill 2,019 2,031 Dalmarnock 2,130 2,493 Laurieston 8,108 14,630 Maryhill 11,359 12,129
Contributory Benefits Office STB MA SDA Dis Ben 1984 1986 1984 1986 1984 1986 *1985 *1986 Anniesland 4,704 4,894 197 209 — 653 560 543 City 2,512 2,250 85 46 — 176 189 195 Craigton 2,648 3,087 26 130 — 357 408 418 Dalmarnock 1,533 1,537 22 34 — 134 84 99 Ibrox 1,904 — 55 — — — 159 — Laurieston 2,237 4,442 88 337 — 371 201 392 Maryhill 2,473 2,826 131 196 — 289 225 233 Parkhead 4,642 4,856 131 138 — 621 374 361 Provan 3,956 3,731 99 119 — 609 275 290 Rutherglen 4,164 4,069 112 172 — 329 421 377 Southside 3,246 3,423 319 208 — 498 338 411 Springburn 3,095 3,787 141 141 — 503 377 382 Totals 37,114 38,902 1,416 1,730 — 4,540 3,611 3,701 *February Abbreviations:
STB—short term benefits (including sickness and invalidity benefit), MA—maternity allowance, SDA—severe disablement allowance, Dis Ben—disablement benefit.
Disablement benefit is counted annually in February
Ibrox NIO closed in June 1985.
Staff in Post 1984 1986 CB SB Total CB SB Total Anniesland ILO 58 114 172 64.0 130.5 194.5 Bridgeton AO — 29 29 — 34.0 34.0 City ILO 63 90 153 48.5 112.5 161.0 Craigton ILO 32 96 128 35.0 122.5 157.5 Cranstonhill AO — 39 39 — 39.0 39.0 Dalmarnock ILO 14 28 42 17.0 31.0 48.0 Ibrox NIO 18 — 18 — — — Laurieston ILO 29 75 104 53.5 138.0 191.5 Maryhill ILO 38 106 144 47.0 121.0 168.0 Parkhead ILO 46 109 155 45.0 125.0 170.0 Partick AO — 66 66 — 77.5 77.5 Provan ILO 32 177 209 32.0 192.5 224.5 Queens Park AO — 42 42 — — — Rutherglen ILO 44 135 179 42.0 160.5 202.5 Southside ILO 44 129 173 52.0 147.5 199.5 Springburn NIO 35 — 35 41.0 — 41.0 Springburn AO — 101 101 — 120.0 120.0 Note:
Queens Park AO closed in May 1985 and Ibrox NIO in June 1985. As a result, Southside ILO gained 6 posts and Laurieston ILO 52 posts.
Abbreviations:
ILO = Integrated Local Office.
AO = Area Office.
NIO = National Insurance Office.