Back Payments

HC Deb 12 February 1992 vol 203 cc515-6W

Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) claims have been received and (b) payments made in respect of claims for back payments

Table 1—Single Person
	Weekly Retirement Pension (RP)	Gross Average Weekly Earnings (GAWE)	Net Average Weekly Earnings (NAWE)	RP as Percentage of GAWE	RP as percentage of NAWE
November 1968	4.50	23.25	17.10	19.4	26.3
November 1978	19.50	87.40	60.30	22.3	32.3
November 1979	23.30	103.60	73.20	22.5	31.8
November 1980	27.15	118.60	82.90	22.9	32.8
November 1981	29.60	129.50	88.50	22.9	33.4
November 1982	32.85	138.40	93.80	23.7	35.0

under the additional requirement provisions for supplementary benefit at (i) the Lerwick and (ii) Kirkwall benefit agency offices in the last 12 months.

Miss Widdecombe

The administration of income support is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and copies will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.