Benefit Claimants (Hansard, 25 February 1999)

HC Deb 25 February 1999 vol 326 c433W 433W

§ Mr. Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of benefit claimants who do not have a bank account. [73015]

§ Mr. Timms
Estimates of the number of benefit claimants who do not have a bank account vary widely. The various sources of information available suggest the figure to be in the region of 10–20 per cent.