§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the number of recipients receiving family credit(a) in Wales, (b) in Mid Glamorgan and (c) in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. [17929]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe administration of family credit is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Ted Rowlands, dated 4 March 1996:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what is the latest estimate of the number of recipients receiving Family Credit (a) in Wales, (b) in Mid Glamorgan and (c) in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney.
The information is not available in the format requested. Statistics are not kept which are specific to Mid Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney but are available for Benefits Agency Offices. The figures have been produced by a computer scan and the latest available is for 10 November 1995. The figures are provisional and subject to change.
Families in receipt of Family Credit Wales 38,247 Mid Glamorgan1 6,722 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Benefit Offices 1,491 1 The figure for Mid Glamorgan has been compiled using figures for the Benefit Offices at Aberdare, Bargoed, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, Porth and Tonypandy. I hope you find this reply useful.