HC Deb 21 June 1990 vol 174 c710W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many offices providing public access for the purpose of claiming benefit, including unemployment benefit, were in operation in Great Britain on 1 April.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The total number of offices giving public access for the purpose of claiming benefits in operation on 1 April was 1,825. These figures can be broken down as follows.

Number
Integrated Social Security Local Offices 432
National Insurance Offices (Contributory Benefits only) 22
Area Offices (Income Support and Social Fund only) 19
District Offices 1
Branch Offices 4
Full-time Caller Offices 67
Part-time Caller Offices 176
Unemployment Benefit Offices 764
Unemployment Benefit Offices (sharing premises with Job Centres) 209
Employment Service integrated offices (combining Unemployment Benefit Offices and Job Centres) 131
Total 1,825

Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many integrated local offices were in operation on 1 April this year.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

On 1 April there were 432 integrated local offices in operation.

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