§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the Doncaster and Mexborough areas of South Yorkshire all the grounds of refusal of unemployment-related benefits in a manner consistent with the reporting of the chief adjudication officer; and if he will give the number of claims disallowed on each ground for the years 1978, 1983 and 1988.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe grounds of refusal of unemployment-related benefits as listed by the chief adjudication officer in his annual report on adjudication standards are:
Grounds of refusal 1. that the day claimed for is a normal idle day for the employment for which the claimant is registered; that the claimant has worked to the full extent that is normal for that week; 2. that the claimant has left his employment voluntarily; 3. that the claimant has been dismissed from his employment because of misconduct; 4. that the claimant has payment in lieu of notice or remuneration; 5. that the claim to benefit was delayed; 6. that the claimant may not be regarded as unemployed; 7. 11 8. that the claimant is not available for employment; 9. that the claimant is engaged in employment; 10. that the claimant is placing unreasonable restrictions on his availability for employment; 11. that the claimant has refused suitable employment; 12. that the claimant has terminated a course of training prematurely; 13. that the claimant is claiming for days of a recognised or customary holiday from his employment; 14. that the claimant is a seasonal worker; 15. other categories. 1 The chief adjudication officer also includes in his list at column 7 "Dependency". This refers to claims made for dependency addition to unemployment benefit and is not a ground for refusal of unemployment benefit. Note:
Information about the number of claims for Supplementary Benefit disallowed on each ground is not held for the years 1978 and 1983. Details of Supplementary Benefit an Income Support claims disallowed in 1988 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Information about the number of disallowed claims for Unemployment Benefit in the Doncaster and Mexborough areas of South Yorkshire is not available. However, the table shows the relevant figures for the Yorkshire and Humberside region, which includes Doncaster and Mexborough.
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Disallowed claims for unemployment benefit in the Yorkshire and Humberside region for the years 1978, 1983 and 1988 Question 1978 1983 1988 Normal idle day and full extent normal 157 1,989 3,365 Leaving voluntary 45,958 24,883 25,673 Misconduct 15,674 9,715 8,471 Payment in lieu of notice or remuneration 10,008 23,098 16,041 Delayed claim 2,116 9,612 12,256 Whether unemployed 1,426 5,323 5,441 Dependency benefit 2,207 2,333 533 Availability 2,417 7,948 8,341 Engaged in employment 2,047 19,463 5,204 Restricted availability 459 803 2,212 Refusal of suitable employment 478 158 264 Premature termination of training 38 84 537 Customary holiday 176 1,013 1,169 Seasonal worker 308 363 591 Others 1,597 5,607 5,249 TOTALS 85,066 112,392 95,347