§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many staff are(a) on the establishment and (b) in post, together with relevant gradings, at the transitional housing benefit unit, Glasgow.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe staff in post on 15 May were as follows:
Number Grade 6 1 Grade 7 1 SEO 1 HEO 12 EO 59 AO 169 AA 155 Personal secretary 1 Typist 4 Messenger 4 Total 407 A detailed complement for the transitional protection unit—TPU—has not been laid down, but a budget of 160 man-years has been agreed for 1989–90 and reductions in staff during the year will ensure that the allocation is not exceeded.
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§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications have been(a) received, (b) processed and (c) outstanding for each month of transitional housing benefit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is given in the table showing the cumulative position on the last working day of each month:
Month Applications received Applications processed Applications outstanding July 1988 135,433 8,434 126,999 August 1988 267,009 69,498 197,511 September 1988 316,473 117,638 198,835 October 1988 359,866 235,753 124,113 November 1988 390,942 296,931 94,011 December 1988 400,584 333,254 67,330 January 1989 415,065 372,844 42,221 February 1989 436,681 397,669 39,012 March 1989 463,751 416,194 47,557 April 1989 472,243 433,002 39,241 NOTE: The majority of cases outstanding are where the TPU is awaiting the return of inquiry forms about housing benefit details from local authorities.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security in how many cases transitional housing benefit was sent to the wrong local authority by the transitional housing benefit payments unit.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that the information requested is not available.