HC Deb 09 February 2000 vol 344 cc211-2W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many employees in(a) the CSA and (b) the Benefits Agency in each of the past five years have received (i) sick pay at pension rate and (ii) early retirement on ill health grounds; and what proportion of staff these figures represent. [108862]

Angela Eagle

The information requested is not available. Such information as is available is in the tables.

Total number of staff in the Child Support Agency and Benefits Agency receiving sick pay at nil rate
Number of staff
Year Child Support Agency Benefits Agency
1998 277 7,670
1999 236 9,083
Total number of staff retiring from the Child Support Agency and

Benefits Agency on medical grounds and the percentage of

workforce

Child Support Agency Benefits Agency
Year Number of staff Percentage of the workforce Number of staff Percentage of the workforce
1996 52 0.59 450 0.55
1997 31 0.33 347 0.45
1998 29 0.32 311 0.41
1999 22 0.23 228 0.29

Notes:

1. The system is unable to specifically identify staff who are in receipt of sick pay at pension rate. It is, however, able to give the number of staff who are on sick leave at nil pay rate which includes those getting sick pay at pension rate.

2. All information about the components of salary from before 1996 has now been archived.

Source:

Financial and Management Information System (FAMIS)

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