§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were in receipt of family credit in each Benefits Agency office in Hampshire in 1993 and in each subsequent year. [3353]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe administration of family credit is a matter for Peter Mathison, chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. John Denham, dated 13 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people were in receipt of Family Credit (FC) in each Benefits Agency (BA) office in Hampshire in 1993 and in each subsequent year.
331WThe information is not available in the format requested. Family Credit is administered centrally by the Family Credit Unit. As such, statistics are produced on a national basis. Statistics are available which provide the number of families in receipt of FC within a BA office area at a given date. However, this only serves as a "snap-shot" at that given date and does not provide details of the number of families in receipt of FC annually.The details for offices within the Hampshire area are shown in the attached Annex. For your information, the most recent scan has also been included.I hope you find this reply useful.
Families in receipt of Family Credit at that date BA Office 28 May 1993 15 April 1994 13 April 1995 12 April 1996 10 October 1996 Portsmouth South 372 439 526 686 758 Southampton 1,803 2,051 2,292 2,590 2735 Winchester 655 766 840 961 1011 Figures are provisional and subject to amendment.