§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of claims for(a) extended council tax benefit and (b) child maintenance bonus have been disallowed for being submitted out of time in the current year. [45477]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe information on extended payments is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table. The information for 1997–98 will not be available until July 1998.
Regular payments of maintenance can transform the lives of lone mothers and their children, providing a stable income that can help them off Income Support and into work. In the current financial year to date, 9.8 per cent. of Child Maintenance Bonus claims have been disallowed for being submitted out of time.
Council tax benefit extended payments—Great Britain 1996–97 Extended payments Total extended payments applications 102,000 Total successful applications 85,000 Percentage of successful applications 83 per cent. Notes:
- 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand
- 2. Figures refer to a benefit unit which may be a single person or a couple
- 3. Extended Payment figures are given as a total of 1996–97
Source:
Local Authority Benefit and Council Tax Benefit quarterly Administration data returns April 1996 to March 1997Child Maintenance Bonus
Source:
Monthly Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance Management Information Statistics Reports. Figures quoted are for April and May 1998.