§ Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are receiving(a) attendance allowance, (b) disability living allowance, (c) family credit,(d) income support, (e) invalidity benefit and (f) sickness benefit in (i) Barking and Dagenham and (ii) Redbridge.
§ Mr. ScottThis is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Mr. M Richard to Mr. Mike Gapes, dated 18 January 1994:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question about benefit recipients in Barking, Dagenham and Redbridge.
The information is not available in the format requested. This is because Benefits Agency District boundaries do not correspond with county or borough boundaries. However, I have provided figures relating to Barking Benefits Office, which covers the Barking and Dagenham area, and Ilford District Office, which covers the Redbridge area. I should point out that both those offices deal with areas other than Barking, Dagenham and Redbridge. The statistics provided, therefore, include a small number of people who do not live in those areas.
I should also explain that Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance are centrally administered benefits. To obtain figures for specific areas would result in disproportionate cost.
Statistical data for each of the benefits is collected and collated over different periods and timescales. The figures provided are the latest available for each benefit.
The numbers of people receiving Income Support, at November 1993, are as follows:
Number Barking Benefits Office 38,230 Ilford District Office 60,239 The numbers of people receiving Family Credit, at 24 December 1993, are as follows:
Number Barking Benefits Office 934 Ilford District Office 992 The numbers of people claiming Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit, at the last working day of December 1993, are as follows:
Number Barking Benefits Office Sickness Benefit 2,025 Invalidity Benefit 4,083 Ilford District Office Sickness Benefit 2,766 Invalidity Benefit 4,529 I hope you find this reply helpful.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many disabled persons are employed on(a) a full-time basis and (b) a part-time basis in Benefits Agency local offices in the Doncaster area; and what
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§ Mr. BurtThe responsibility for Benefits Agency staff is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Mr. M. Bichard to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 18 January 1994:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of disabled people employed in the Benefits Agency's offices in the Doncaster area.
There are 320 staff employed in the two offices in the Doncaster area: Doncaster East and Doncaster West. Of the 245 who work full time, nine are registered disabled, and this represents 2.81 per cent. of all staff. Of the 75 staff who work part time, none are registered disabled.
Information is not available for disabled staff who are not registered.
I hope you find this reply helpful.