Benefits (Ribble Valley) (Hansard, 28 July 2000)

§ Angela Eagle

[holding answer 26 July 2000]: The administration of Social Security benefits is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, Alexis Cleveland, she will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Nigel Evans, dated 27 July 2000: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in Ribble Valley (a) were eligible for, (b) claimed and (c) applied for social security benefits in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by type of benefit. The information requested is not available for all social security benefits and where partially available it is not necessarily in the requested format. The information that is available is the number of claimants receiving specific benefits and is provided in the attached tables. I hope this is helpful.

Income Support claimants in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency From May 1999 to February 2000: 14.5 thousand customers

Notes:

1. Sample size 5%, therefore subject to sampling error.

Source:

Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, May 1999 to February 2000

Jobseekers Allowance claimants in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency From August 1999 to February 2000: 1.4 thousand customers

Notes:

1. Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide to the current situation only.

2. Figures may include 'nil' benefit cases.

3. Figures from May 1999 are not available.

Source:

Jobseekers Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, August 1999 to February 2000.

Disability Living Allowance in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency From February 1999 to November 1999: 9.91 thousand customers

Note:

1. Figures based on 5% sample sizes are subject to sampling error

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 5% sample & 100% data.

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Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance in Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency
Thousand
	Number of customers from May 1999 to February 2000
Incapacity Benefit	0.6
Short Term (low)
Incapacity Benefit	0.7
Short Term (high)
Incapacity Benefit	8.2
Long Term
Incapacity Benefit	2.3
Credits Only
Severe Disablement Allowance	3.2

Notes:

1. Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide to the current situation only.

2. Figures will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.

Source:

Benefit Computer System

Maternity Allowance in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency Parliamentary Constituency figures are not available. Figures for Ribble Valley Local Authority show Nil for all four quarters.

Source:

Benefit Computer System

Child Benefit in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency As at 15 August 1999 there were 11,477 families in receipt of Child Benefit.

Note:

100% scan, therefore figure is unrounded.

Source:

Child Benefit Computer System

Figures are not available for Retirement Pension, War Pension, Widows Benefit, and Invalid Care Allowance. Information is not collated in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Attendance Allowance in Ribble Valley Parliamentary Constituency From February 1999 to November 1999: 8.393 thousand customers

Note:

Figures based on 5% sample sizes are subject to sampling error.

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 55% sample & 1005% data.

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit figures are shown at Local Authority level, as Parliamentary Constituency breakdown is not available for these benefits.

Housing Benefit in Ribble Valley Local Authority From February 1999 to November 1999>: 5.81 thousand customers The Total and & renewal Housing Benefit claims in Ribble Valley Local Authority for April 1998 to March 1999 was 2,310

Note:

1. Claimant figures have been rounded to the nearest ten cases.

Source:

Housing Benefit Management Information System, Quarterly 1005% caseload stock count taken on the second Thursday in February, May August, & November 1999. Housing Benefit Management Information System Quarterly Administration Returns for 1998/99.

Council Tax Benefit in Ribble Valley Local Authority

From February 1999 to November 1999: 8.81 thousand customers

The Total new & renewal Council Tax Benefit claims in Ribble Valley Local Authority for April 1998 to March 1999 was 3,530.

Note:

1. Claimant figures have been rounded to the nearest ten cases

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Source:

Housing Benefit Management Information System, Quarterly 1005% caseload stock count taken on the second Thursday in February, May August & November 1999. Housing Benefit Management Information System Quarterly Administration Returns for 1998/99.