§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was paid out in single payments to social security applicants in Lambeth in the financial year ended 31 March; and how much has been allocated under the social fund for the current year.
§ Mr. PortilloThe London borough of Lambeth is served by 10 local social security offices. The boundaries of these offices are not conterminous with those of the borough. Figures for single payment expenditure for the period 8 April 1987 to 10 April 1988 are given in the table. The figures are provisional and subject to amendment.
Office Expenditure £ Balham 238,476 Battersea 202,006 Brixton 253,353 Camberwell 130,768 Crystal Palace 228,931 Kennington Park 210,689 Oval 227,673 Peckham 168,065 South wark 164,513 Streatham 486,924 Information on the social fund allocations to local offices for 1988–89 was contained in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) on 4 November 1987 at columns 774–81.