§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many households, from data taken for the annual statistical inquiry, in 1990 and 1991, are having weekly deductions made from their supplementary benefit or income support, as appropriate, for electricity and how many for gas(a) under £2 per week and (b) in each £1 band above £2 per week up to £40 per week.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 13 February 1992]: The information required for 1990 on deductions from income support for electricity and gas is given in the table. No data are currently available from the 1991 Annual Statistical Enquiry.
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Cases with deductions for Electricity Cases with deductions for Gas Total number of cases with deductions 98,000 122,500 £0.01 to £1.99 2,500 1,000 £2.00 500 500 £2.01 to £3.00 4,500 2,000 £3.01 to £4.00 7,000 6,000 £4.01 to £5.00 6,500 7,500 £5.01 to £6.00 8,500 9,500 £6.01 to £7.00 8,000 10,000 £7.01 to £8.00 9,000 15,500 £8.01 to £9.00 9,000 17,500 £9.01 to £10.00 7,000 13,000 £10.01 to £11.00 7,000 11,000 £11. 01 to £12.00 4,000 10,000 £12.01 to £13.00 4,500 6,000 £13.01 to £14.00 5,000 6,000 £14.01 to £15.00 2,500 3,000 £15.01 to £16.00 1,500 1,500 £16.01 to £17.00 2,500 500 £17.01 to £18.00 1,500 1,000 £18.01 to £19.00 2,000 500 £19.01 to £20.00 2,000 — £20.01 to £21. 00 500 500 £21.01 to £22.00 500 — £22.01 to £23.00 500 — £23.01 to £24.00 500 — £24.01 to £25.00 — — £25.01 to £26.00 500 — £26.01 to £27.00 500 — £27.01 to £28.00 — — £28.01 to £29.00 — — £29.01 to £30.00 — — £30.01 to £31.00 — — £31.01 to £32.00 — — £32.01 to £33.00 — — £33.01 to £34.00 — — £34.01 to £35.00 — — £35.01 to £36.00 — — Note: All figures have been rounded to the nearest five hundred. Totals will therefore not match those figures published in the Annual Statistical Enquiry.
Source: Income Support Annual Statistical Enquiry 1990.