§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many 16 and 17-year-olds, by region, had made applications for income support on the ground of extreme hardship and how many had been granted it at the following dates: 23 and 30 September, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October and 4, 11, 18 and 25 November; and how many
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DSS Administrative Region Cumulative totals Week Ending London North London South Midlands North East North West Wales and South West Scotland Great Britain 23 September 1988 Applications Received 21 11 25 35 33 31 54 210 Directions Given 18 8 20 25 19 20 33 143 30 September 1988 Applications Received 31 23 41 70 55 49 72 341 Directions Given 26 20 33 50 31 31 43 234 7 October 1988 Applications Received 48 29 56 96 73 66 99 467 Directions Given 39 24 43 63 44 41 57 311 14 October 1988 Applications Received 59 43 64 118 89 78 139 590 Directions Given 47 36 50 77 56 50 79 395 21 October 1988 Applications Received 69 53 87 140 105 89 160 703 Directions Given 52 44 70 90 66 57 87 466 28 October 1988 Applications Received 87 61 104 160 125 99 199 835 at the same dates had been granted income support on the ground of being within exempted categories, shown by category.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have been asked to reply. The number of applications from 16 and 17-year-olds for income support on grounds of severe hardship and the number of directions to enable benefit to be paid at each of the dates specified are in the following table:
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Cumulative totals Week Ending London North London South Midlands North East North West Wales and South West Scotland Great Britain Directions Given 64 50 82 103 79 60 107 545 4 November 1988 Applications Received 98 72 117 182 139 108 227 943 Directions Given 71 56 92 118 83 66 121 607 11 November 1988 Applications Received 104 79 137 197 150 117 263 1,047 Directions Given 77 63 106 128 92 74 147 687 18 November 1988 Applications Received 118 92 150 230 176 139 308 1,213 Directions Given 86 69 114 152 107 90 184 802 25 November 1988 Applications Received 138 104 188 279 214 159 378 1,460 Directions Given 101 75 143 184 137 104 236 980 Notes:
(1) Based on 100 per cent. count of applications received.
(2) Information relates to the number of applications rather than to t made more than one application.
The number of awards of Income Support made to 16 and 17 year olds during September and October 1988 is given in the following table:
DSS Administrative Region Number of awards For a limited period1 For an unlimited period2 Total London (North) 27 57 84 London (South) 32 75 107 Midlands 42 103 145 North Eastern 55 105 160 North Western 60 119 179 Wales and South West 38 86 124 Scotland 34 49 83 Great Britain 288 594 882 1 "Limited period" awards are those made under Schedule 1A to the Income Support (General Regulations)—limited to the same period as the Child Benefit extension period. 2 "Unlimited period" awards are those made under Schedule 1 to the Income Support (General Regulations)—no time limit. Notes:
- 1. Information based on 100 per cent. count of awards made up to 31 October 1988 and represents the only information readily available; weekly information and finer breakdown of categories could be made available only at disproportionate cost.
- 2. Information relates to the number of awards rather than to the number of individuals involved. Some individuals may have had more than one award.