§ Jackie BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants have(a) received and (b) been refused the back-to-work bonus. [61913]
§ Angela EagleThe information is in the table.
Back to Work Bonus statistics All claimants Claimants with an accrued bonus at the end of October 19981 150,000 Number of bonus payments made from October 1996 to October 1998 81,000 Total amount of bonus payments made from October 1996 to October 1998 £20,574,000 Number of cases where a claim for a Bonus payment was unsuccessful, up to October 19982 31,000 1 Live claims on ISCS and JSAPS with a bonus accrual plus claims which have ended with a bonus accrual but no bonus payment has been made (claimants who return to benefit within 12 weeks and have not claimed a bonus retain the amount accrued during the previous claim). 2 Reasons for unsuccessful claims include: No Back to Work Bonus amount had accrued; the claim for a Bonus payment was received outside the limit of 12 weeks for making a claim. Note:
Data based on information held on the Income Support Computer System (ISCS) and the Jobseeker's Allowance Payment System (JSAPS). No clerically processed claims included. Excludes JSAPS activity for November 1996. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Back to Work Bonus management information statistics.