§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in the Durham benefit area are currently in receipt of(a) family credit and (b) income support; and what is the total sum received. [8076]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is not available in the format requested. The family credit and income support computer systems record details of the total amount of benefit administered. It is not possible to give a breakdown to show the amount paid by individual benefit areas.
Statistics are available which give the number of families in receipt of family credit and income support by Benefits Agency district. The Durham area is dealt with
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Programme savings (£ million cash prices) A minus sign indicates a cost 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 War pensions mobility supplement 40 per cent. disablement gateway 1 3 4 Allowance for lowered standard 40 per cent. disablement gateway 1 3 5 Unemployability Supplement 80 per cent. disablement gateway Combined for all four options Allowance for lowered standard no claims from over age 65 Unemployability Supplement no claims from over age 65 Widows rent allowance—no new claims negligible saving Cease reminders to return claim forms 2 3 4 No copy decisions to third parties not costed Abandon long-term assessment (LTA) 0 0 0 Require evidence to justify review +.neg 0.5 1 Backdating—new rules 3 3 3 Align payment start dates negligible cost by Durham North district which includes offices at Durham, Stanley, Chester-le-Street, Peterlee and Seaham and Durham South district which includes offices at Darlington and Bishop Auckland.
The most recent details available are for August 1996 and are as follows:
Number of families in receipt of family credit Number of families in receipt of income support North Durham 6,213 28,547 South Durham 4,254 21,228 Total 10,467 49,775 Figures are provisional and subject to change.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the total cost of(a) income support and (b) family credit payments has been in each year since 1990 in Darlington. [9733]