Invalid Care Allowance

HC Deb 19 December 1988 vol 144 cc123-4W

Mr. Heddle

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will investigate the reasons why the invalid care allowance unit, Palatine house, Lancaster road,

Table 1
Complements for contributory benefits (CB), supplementary benefits (SB), and income support/social fund (IS/SF)
	1987–88	1988–89	11989–90
Office	CB	SB	Total	CB	IS/SF	Total	CB	IS/SF	Total
Bristol Central	40	139	179	40	111	151	38	101	139
Bristol East	69	150	219	71	139	210	70	124	194
Bristol Norfield	25	74	99	25	59	84	25	47	72
Bristol South	54	155	209	53	123	176	52	113	165
Bristol West	49	79	128	48	65	113	47	57	104
1 Local office complements were revised from 24 October 1988.

Table 2
Staff involved in fraud investigation work
Office	1987–88	1988–89	Percentage change
Bristol Central	6.80	6.35	-6.62
Bristol East	4.39	5.59	27.33
Bristol Horfield	4.00	3.68	-8.00

Preston, has not replied to letters sent by Mrs. R. A. Mottishead of 28 Austin close, Walton Stone, Staffordshire, in respect of her application for an invalid care allowance, reference No. 071553,

Mr. Scott

The invalid care allowance unit does not hold any unanswered letters from Mrs. Mottishead. I regret that processing of her claim has taken longer than is usual and I am writing to my hon. Friend.