Mr. leuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each local office of his Department in Ynys Môn(a) the load of current cases which each office has carried during the last six months, (b) the number of new claims for income support made in each month since 11 April, (c) the number of claims for income support determined during each month since 11 April for income support and (d) the number of social fund applications made, and the number determined, in each month since 11 April for (i) budget loans, (ii) crisis loans and (iii) community care grants.
§ Mr. ScottThe constituency of Ynys Môn is served by the local office at Anglesey, but the boundaries are not conterminous.
512WThe information requested is as follows:
Number Supplementary benefit live load at 17 November 1987 7,323 Income support live load at 31 May 1988 6,588 Note: These are the only figures available for the period. The source is a 100 per cent. count of cases in action. These figures may, however, overstate the number of people receiving supplementary benefit. The footnote to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn (Mr. Hargreaves), 31 March 1988 c 660–61 refers.
Income support 11 to 29 April 1988 May 1988 June 1988 Claims made 278 448 623 Claims determined 220 356 454 Note: These figures are provisional and subject to amendment.
Social Fund applications 11 to 29 April 1988 May 1988 June 1988 Budgeting loans 43 78 120 Crisis loans 25 38 56 Community care grants 17 20 25 Details of the number of social fund applications determined each month for each office have already been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each local office of his Department in Ynys Môn the average number of new claims and cases awaiting review which were recorded as outstanding in each month since 11 April; how many were related to (i) supplementary benefit claims and (ii) single payment claims; and how many items of unlinked correspondence were recorded in each month since 11 April.
§ Mr. ScottThe constituency of Ynys Môn is served by the local office of Anglesey, but the boundaries are not conterminous.
The amount of work outstanding in each month since 11 April 1988 is as follows:
11 to 29 April May June Income support claims 58 92 169 Assessment reviews 231 118 59 Supplementary benefit claims 67 10 2 Single payment claims 57 174 49 These figures are provisional and are subject to amendment. I regret that no details are available about unlinked correspondence.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each local office of his Department in Ynys Mon by staffing grades(a) the current staff complement, (b) the number of permanent staff currently in post, (c) the number of temporary staff currently in post, (d) the number of staff members currently being trained, (e) the number of qualified officers engaged in training staff and (f) the annual turnover of permanent staff.
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§ Mr. ScottYnys Môn is served by Anglesey integrated local office. The requested information in respect of that office is as follows:
Grade Complement 1988–89 Permanent staff in post Temporary staff' in post Turnover 1 July 1988 1 July 1988 Senior Executive Officer 1 1 — — Higher Executive Officer 4 4 — — Local Officer 1 25 25 — — Local Officer 2 39 37 — 6 Administrative Assistant 12 11 2 5 Typist 2 1 — — TOTAL 83 79 2 11 The information regarding turnover relates to the year ending 31 March 1988.
On 1 July 1988 there were three LO1s and one LO2 being trained by means of self-instruction. Two LO1s supervise and assist their training as and when required in addition to other LO1 duties.