§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list, for each of the principal benefits administered by his Department,(a) the number of claims for financial redress for maladministration, (b) the number of such claims which were successful and (c) the amount of compensation paid in each of the categories (i) loss of statutory entitlement, (ii) actual financial loss, (iii) delay and (iv) consolatory payments, for each of the last 10 years. [70195]
§ Angela EagleThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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Financial redress for maladministration paid for each of the principle benefits administered by the Department of Social Security in 1997–98 Type of benefit/ allowance Total number of successful claims Compensation paid for loss of statutory entitlement £ Compensation paid for actual financial loss £ Compensation paid for delay £ Compensation paid for consolatory payments £ Child Benefit 1,649 105,321 15,157 2,426 150 Family Credit 307 116,451 4,989 1,861 0 Income Support 2,088 241,618 344,511 293,113 8,705 Jobseekers Allowance 654 21,237 60,820 1,105 490 War Pensions Allowance1 82 2,655 1,217 13,581 100 1Information relating to War Pensions Allowance is available in UK form only Notes:
1. Departmental special payment arrangements were reviewed in 1996, and new categories of consolatory payments were introduced from April 1997. Data have been provided for 1997–98, which is the only complete financial year since the change.
2. Previous statistical data did not separately identify different categories of ex-gratia payments.
3. The number of claims made for financial redress for maladministration for previous years is unknown. Details are held only of those which were successful. However, fuller information is now being collected and will be available for the 1998–99 financial year, and future years.