HC Deb 01 February 1991 vol 184 cc668-70W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his answer to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) on 22 October 1990,Official Report, column 78, on income support deductions.

Miss Widdecombe

The latest count showed that 85 offices had income support cases with a deduction to clear community charge arrears. The number of deductions for each office is shown in the table.

Local office Number of deductions
Scotland
Aberdeen (N) 1
Airdrie 229
Ayr 383
Bathgate 67
Bellshill 887
Campbeltown 7
Clydebank 248
Coatbridge 634
Cowdenbeath 274
Cumbernauld 969
Dumbarton 511
Dumfries 1
Dundee (E) 29
Dunfermline 246
East Kilbride 154
Falkirk 824
Galashiels 493
Glasgow Anniesland 517
Glasgow Bridgeton 470
Glasgow City 245
Glasgow Cranstonhill 1
Glasgow Craigton 968
Glasgow Laurieston 733
Glasgow Maryhill 375
Glasgow Partick 264
Glasgow Provan 640
Glasgow Shettleston 786

Local office Number of deductions
Glasgow Southside 764
Glasgow Springburn 1,006
Greenock 486
Hamilton 418
Irvine 131
Johnstone 15
Kilmamock 536
Kirkaldy 229
Leven 39
Motherwell 839
Oban 12
Paisley 481
Perth 12
Port Glasgow 241
Stirling 1,391
Sub Total 17,556
England and Wales
Crewe 21
Liverpool Belle-Vale 119
Liverpool Crosby 11
Liverpool Kirkby 896
Manchester Cheetham 17
St. Helens 35
Warrington 6
Berwick IS
Chester le Street 145
Gateshead 550
Goole 137
Hull (W) 28
Newcastle (W) 1
Pontefract 1
South Shields 64
Stanley 86
Stockton 1
Sunderland (N) 1
York 3
Birmingham South Yardley 21
Boston 56
Coventry (W) 32
Hereford 9
Rugby 5
Shrewsbury 2
Aberdare 17
Barry 32
Bournemouth 1
Cardiff Central 4
Cardiff (E) 1
Chippenham 12
Poole 5
Porthmadog/Dolgellau 15
Salisbury 4
Tonypandy 6
Torbay 43
Diss 2
Ashford 2
Gravesend 1

Year Payments Payments £ cash value £ real value at 1990–91 price
A Nottingham B Nationally C Nottingham D Nationally E Nottingham F Nationally G
1980–81 280,000 1 3,600,000 Nil 6,600,000 Nil
1981–82 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
1982–83 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
1983–84 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
1984–85 170,000 2,108 1,700,000 19,794.25 2,400,000 20,857.80
1985–86 450,000 4,143 11,600,000 96,668.45 15,600,000 129,948.50
1986–87 2,000,000 20,247 10,200,000 101,23500 13,300,000 131,589.50
1987–88 99,000 Nil 500,000 Nil 600,000 Nil
1988–89 502 Nil 2,510 Nil 2,884 Nil
1989–90 44,448 Nil 406,481 Nil 438,999 Nil
1 No information available.

Local office Number of deductions
Hastings 9
Isle of Wight 8
Kingston 3
New Forest 1
New Maiden 24
Tunbridge Wells 6
Sub Total 2,458
TOTAL 20,014