§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidance has been issued to local offices about the recipients of invalidity benefit undertaking voluntary work following the supplementary evidence submitted by his Department to the Public Accounts Committee subsequent to the appearance of the Permanent Secretary at the Public Accounts Committee on 7 February.
§ Mr. ScottRevised instructions about the effect of voluntary work on entitlement to incapacity benefits were issued to the Department's social security offices in May 1990. The guidance gave examples of the type of voluntary work which could be ignored and stressed the need not to discourage claimants from taking on such work by delay in giving advice or decisions.
Period Scheme Number of applications Project costs (application stage) (£'000) 1 January to 31 March 1989 RIG 127 11,979 RIN 36 5,223 1 April to 30 June 1989 RIG 87 4,165 RIN 30 4,485 1 July to 30 September 1989 RIG 81 4,920 RIN 18 1,863 1 October to 31 December 1989 RIG 82 5,188 RIN 20 2,975 1 January to 31 March 1990 RIG 78 4,209 RIN 19 2,030 1 April to 30 June 1990 RIG 60 3,161 RIN 22 2,548 1 July to 30 September 1990 RIG 70 4,787 RIN 26 4,696 1 October to 31 December 1990 RIG 61 3,881 RIN 19 1,082 RIG = Regional investment grant.
RIN = Regional innovation grant.