§ Ms Dari TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the number of people on income support for each ward in the constituencies of(a) Stockton South and (b) Stockton North. [110768]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Ms Dari Taylor, dated 22 February 2000:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary question asking if he will estimate the number of people on Income Support for each ward in the constituencies of (a) Stockton South and (b) Stockton North.We are unable to supply figures at ward level for either of these constituencies. However, we estimate that there are 5,400 Income Support claimants in the Stockton South constituency and 7,400 in Stockton North.These figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and, because they come from the Income Support Statistical Enquiry, August 1999 which is based on a 5% sample, they are subject to sampling error.I hope this is helpful.
§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are on income support in each ward of the Vale of Clwyd. [110826]
§ Mr. BayleyThe administration of benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 22 February 2000:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people are on Income Support in each ward of the Vale of Clwyd.We are unable to supply figures at ward level for the Vale of Clwyd. However, there are 6,400 Income Support claimants in the Vale of Clwyd Parliamentary Constituency.170WThis figure is rounded to the nearest hundred and, because it comes from the Income Support Statistical Enquiry, August 1999 which is based on a 5% sample, it is subject to sampling error.I hope this is helpful.