§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list each of the(a) non-means-tested benefits and (b) means-tested benefits run by his Department; and if he will give the number of claimants and dependants covered by each benefit at the latest available date.
§ Mr. HagueThe information available is in the table.
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figures rounded to the nearest thousand2 Benefit Claimants total £ thousands Total adult dependants £ thousands Total child dependants £ thousands Date of enquiry One Parent Benefit1 902 n/app 1,424 November 1994 Other Industrial Injuries Benefits 1 n/app n/app March 1994 Reduced Earnings Allowance/Retirement Allowance6 155 n/app n/app April 1993 Retirement Pension6 10,090 92 25 March 1994 Sickness Benefit3 147 24 n/app April 1993 Severe Disablement Allowance3 316 4 3 April 1993 Unemployment Benefit4 541 73 n/app May 1994 Widows Benefit6 330 n/app 84 March 1994 War Pension 306 n/app 2 September 1994 Means tested benefits Council Tax Benefit9, 3 5,253 1,618 2,751 31 May 1993 Disability Working Allowance 24,536 21,767 23,289 July 1994 Family Credit4 542 308 1,103 April 1994 Housing Benefit9, 3 Rent Rebate 3,050 838 1,889 May 1993 Rent Allowance 1,480 270 643 May 1993 Income Support4 5,791 1,231 3,028 February 1994 Notes: 1 Total claimants reflects the total of families in receipt and the child dependents reflect the children in those families. 2 Denotes where the actual unrounded figures have been Shown Sample Size is 100 per cent, unless indicated: 3 Based on a 1 per cent, sample of claims. 4 Based on a 5 per cent, sample of awards. 5 Based on a 4 per cent, sample of awards. 6 Based on a 10 per cent, sample with an allowance for late returns for industrial injuries disablement benefit and reduced earnings allowance. 7 Number of assessments in payment not recipients. 8 Benefit replaced attendance Allowance for persons under 65 years and mobility allowance for 5 April 1992. 9 Includes a small number of cases where the claimant is eligible for council tax benefit but the actual amount payable is nil after non-dependant deductions have been accounted for.