§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of claims for maternity payments, funeral expenses, community care grants, budgeting loans and crisis loans made to the social fund in each social security office since 11 April.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information for the period 11 April 1988 to 31 May 1988 (the latest date for which information is available) is given below:
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Social Security Office Funeral payments Maternity paymenls Crisis loans Budgeting loans Community grants Total Limavady 17 40 24 94 32 207 Lisburn 14 25 40 360 24 463 Londonderry 26 92 77 112 85 392 Lurgan 13 42 83 75 40 253 Magherafelt 20 24 15 24 33 116 Newcastle 6 5 14 23 12 60 Newry 40 71 30 95 76 312 Newtownabbey 9 24 154 200 30 417 Newtownards 4 17 24 73 3 121 Omagh 26 41 20 74 24 185 Portadown 9 13 39 76 13 150 Shaftesbury Square 6 30 96 227 35 394 Shankill 9 26 114 289 41 479 Strabane 16 19 31 81 18 165 Total 473 1,094 1,775 4,459 930 8,731
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number and total value of social fund 1 payments made by each social security office in Northern Ireland since 11th April.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 7 July 1988]: Information for the period 11 April 1988 to 31 May 1988 (the latest date for which information is available) is given below:
Social Security Office Number Payments (£) Andersonstown 57 7,978.22 Antrim 36 6,056.74 Armagh 27 4,574.71 Ballymena 37 5,169.50 Ballymoney 40 8,453.64 Ballynahinch 5 328.24 Banbridge 11 2,026.50 Bangor 15 3,342.70 Carrickfergus 14 2,040.95 Coleraine 73 13,221.93 Cookstown 26 4,965.90 Corporation Street 81 13,404.00 Downpatrick 24 3,426.40 Dungannon 50 13,612.45 Enniskillen 45 10,508.55 Falls 79 15,169.22 Holywood Road 29 5,692.12 Kilkeel 12 1,549.75 Knockbreda 19 2,717.17 Larne 11 1,435.50 Limavady 32 5,059.34 Lisburn 38 10,103.10 Londonderry 118 23,985.67 Lurgan 30 3,978.00 Magherafelt 41 10,041.00 Newcastle 11 3,100.35 Newry 76 15,216.59 Newtownabbey 23 2,361.76 Newtownards 16 2,539.85 Omagh 44 9,715.15 Portadown 19 3,903.19 Shaftesbury Square 11 1,238.38 Shankhill 25 3,207.09 Strabane 29 6,339.00 TOTAL 1,204 226,462.66