HC Deb 07 February 1991 vol 185 cc246-7W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each benefit administered by his Department the steps taken by his Department to simplify the forms used by claimants.

Miss Widdecombe

The information requested is in the table.

Attendance Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing for revisions and improvements.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.

Invalid Care Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing for revisions and improvements planned for April 1991.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.

Mobility Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.

Social Fund:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.
  • Impartial research and testing for revisions and improvements.

Sickness Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Invalidity Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Child Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted,
  • Impartial research and testing for revision and improvements.

Family Credit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions 247 have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing for revision and improvement planned for February 1991.

Income Support:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.

Maternity Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

One Parent Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of reforms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Guardians Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Industrial Death Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Retirement Pension:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Consultation with Welfare Departments and voluntary groups.

Severe Disablement Allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing for revision and improvement.

Statutory Maternity Pay:

  • Operational and policy review of forms staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Statutory sick pay:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing of information available in support of the form.

War pensions:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Widows' benefits:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Agency form (NHS benefits):

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.
  • Impartial research and testing for revision and improvements.

War widows' or dependents' pension:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.

Widowed mother's allowance:

  • Operational and policy review of forms.
  • Staff suggestions have been made and adopted.