HC Deb 07 June 1991 vol 192 c351W
Mr. Fraser

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many community charge payers in Lambeth were in receipt of community charge benefit at the last period for which figures were available, based on claims for refunds by his Department to Lambeth council.

Miss Widdecombe

As at 28 February 1991, it is estimated that 38,200 charge payers were receiving community charge benefit in the London borough of Lambeth. This figure is likely to understate the true position as, in addition to having a number of unprocessed claims, a computer-related problem prevented Lambeth from including certain cases in its February stock count.