Supplementary Benefit Offices (Hansard, 7 December 1987)

HC Deb 07 December 1987 vol 124 cc51-2W 51W

§ Mr. Cummings
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what amounts were paid out by the supplementary benefit offices at Seaham and Peterlee in the form of52W (a) single payments and (b) urgent needs payments from (i) March 1985 to March 1986 and (ii) March 1986 to March 1987.

§ Mr. Portillo
Information about urgent needs payments is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information about single payments is given in the table.

1985–86 £ ¹1986–87 £

Seaham 237,886 197,572

Peterlee 453,083 417,003

Notes: Information given is for the periods 10 April 1985 to 8 April 1986 and 9 April 1986 to 7 April 1987.

¹ The figures for 1986–87 are provisional and subject to amendment.

	1985–86 £	¹1986–87 £
Seaham	237,886	197,572
Peterlee	453,083	417,003
Notes: Information given is for the periods 10 April 1985 to 8 April 1986 and 9 April 1986 to 7 April 1987.
¹ The figures for 1986–87 are provisional and subject to amendment.