§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of claimant families in each of the London boroughs in(a) 1992–93 and (b) 1993–94.
§ Mr. BurtThe information cannot be provided in the precise form requested. Information on claims by families128W with dependent children is available only for family credit and for London Benefits Agency office areas. Details are in the table.
Further information on the numbers of individuals claiming social security benefits for Great Britain as a whole can be found in the Social Security departmental report, Cm 2513, a copy of which is in the Library.
London offices of the Benefits Agency—family credit claims at a given time November 1992 November 1993 March 1994 Acton 103 324 281 Balham 487 391 443 Battersea 530 345 373 Bloomsbury 118 90 90 Brixton 535 728 736 Camberwell 46 21 19 Canning Town 225 273 262 Chelsea 120 71 76 Cricklewood 91 181 166 Crystal Palace 286 491 495 Ealing 435 744 725 Edmonton 943 1,194 1,225 Eltham 44 32 24 Euston 139 133 117 Finsbury Park 157 353 322 Greenwich Park 345 407 402 Hackney 530 788 798 Harlesden 200 360 351 Hendon 484 623 632 Highgate 224 388 339 Hither Green 16 2 2 Hoxton 382 497 519 Kennington Park 351 404 420 Kensington 103 61 56 Lewisham 268 553 561 Leytonstone 919 1,267 1,355 Neasden 421 513 519 Notting Hill 85 105 97 Oval 35 14 17 Paddington 276 208 181 Peckham 598 848 828 Plaistow 594 758 812 Poplar 687 861 889 Shoreditch 358 302 353 Southwark 472 573 589 Stepney 1,130 1,241 1,194 Stoke Newington 770 1,020 1,009 Streatham 288 432 452 Thames North 3 3 4 Tottenham 545 722 749 Walthamstow 632 808 844 Wandsworth 387 472 462 Westminster 474 383 386 Wimbledon 472 585 519 Wood Green 418 497 512 Woodgrange Park 868 1,197 1,203 Woolwich 841 1,101 1,104