HC Deb 17 April 1989 vol 151 cc58-9W
33. Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the average annual expenditure in benefit payment, per capita, in the last financial year for(a) registered disabled people of working age who were unemployed and (b) people with no known disability of working age who were unemployed.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I regret that the information requested is not available.

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many supplementary benefit payments under the urgent cases regulations were awarded in the period (a) April 1985 to March 1986 inclusive, (b) April 1986 to March 1987 inclusive, and (c) April 1987 to March 1988 inclusive in respect of each Department of Social Security local office of Redcar, Eston, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool; and what were the amounts awarded from each office.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The number of successful claims made under the urgent cases provisions is in the table. I regret that information on the total amount awarded for each office is not available.

Statistical years (April to April)
1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Redcar 465 544 722
Eston 658 535 484
Middlesbrough 1,677 1,486 1,199
Stockton 948 915 1,113
Hartlepool 1,210 897 622

Source: Internal Management Information Statistics.

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many single payments were awarded in the period(a) April 1985 to March 1986 inclusive, (b) April 1986 to March 1987 inclusive, and (c) April 1987 to March 1988 inclusive in respect of each Department of Social Security local office of Redcar, Eston, Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool; and what were the amounts awarded from each office.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Information on the numbers and total values of supplementary benefit single payments made by all offices of the Department for the periods in question is in the Library.

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