§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will show the number of appeals against disqualification from unemployment benefit for all reasons(a) heard and decided (b) decided in claimants'
540W(2) Information relates to the number of applications received rather than to the number of individual young people involved. Some individuals may have applied more than once
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by region, how many persons aged 16 and 17 years have made applications for income support on the ground of extreme hardship; how many had been granted at 8 September and 6 October; and how many at the same dates had been granted income support on the ground of being within exempted categories, shown by category.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe number of applications for income support from 16 and 17-year-olds on grounds of "severe hardship", and the number of directions given to enable benefit to be paid at 8 September and 6 October, are in the table.
The number of 16 and 17-year-olds granted income support because they fall within one of the exempted categories ceased to be collected after October 1988 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
favour, broken down for Great Britain, England, Wales and Scotland and by Department of Social Security region for the last four quarters.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe latest national administrative available on social security appeal heard in the quarter ending 31 March 1989.Information about the number of appeals against disqualification from unemployment benefit is not readily available in the form requested. The figures supplied in the table are based on the total number of unemployment benefit appeals for the quarters ending 30 June 1988, 30 September 1988, 31 December 1988 and 31 March 1989.
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Social Security Appeal Tribunals Unemployment Benefit Appeals heard and decided Appeals decided in favour of claimant Quarter ending 30 Jun 88 Great Britain 5,754 2,010 England 4,475 1,519 Wales 367 159 Scotland 912 332 Region North East 898 271 London North 828 293 London South 639 237 Midlands 643 209 North West 981 326 Wales/South West 853 342 Scotland 912 332 Quarter ending 30 September 1988 Great Britain 5,254 1,805
Appeals heard and decided Appeals decided in favour of claimant England 4,113 1,400 Wales 358 130 Scotland 783 275 Region North East 912 237 London North 557 198 London South 763 278 Midlands 670 234 North West 801 304 Wales/South West 768 279 Scotland 783 275
Social security Appeal Tribunals Unemployment Benefit Appeals heard and decided Appeals decided in favour of claimant Quarter ending 31 December 1988 Great Britain 4,732 1,754 England 3,613 1,297 Wales 284 141 Scotland 835 316 Region North East 890 248 London North 594 234 London South 530 159 Midlands 489 183 North West 750 320 Wales/South West 644 294 Scotland 835 316 Quarter ending 31 March 1989 Great Britain 4,500 1,795 England 3,461 1,332 Wales 291 128 Scotland 748 335 Region North East 901 257 London North 518 215 London South 505 196 Midlands 525 197 North West 643 304 Wales/South West 660 291 Scotland 748 335
§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will specify the number of claims referred to adjudication officers by employment service staff because they neglected to avail themselves of or refused suitable employment; and how many were disqualified from receiving benefit on grounds of neglecting to avail themselves of or refusing suitable employment for the whole year 1988 and to June of the current year.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is available in "Unemployment Benefit Statistics—Annual and Quarterly Analyses of Decisions of Adjudication Officers", copies of which are in the Library.
§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will specify the number of people referred to adjudication officers by employment service staff because of doubts about their availability for work; how many were disqualified from receiving benefit on the grounds of non-availability for the whole year of 1988 and to June of542W the current year; how many were so referred because of restrictions they placed on their availability; and how many were disqualified from receiving benefit on grounds of non-availability for work for the whole year 1988 and to June of the current year.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is not available in the precise form requested. Details of the number of decisions on claims to unemployment benefit given by adjudication officers relating to questions on availability are contained in "Unemployment Benefit Statistics—Annual and Quarterly Analyses of Decisions of Adjudication Officers", copies of which are held in the Library.