§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what statistics relating to the responsibilities of his Department are collated by parliamentary constituency, indicating the dates covered in each case. [123844]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is as follows:
Income Support: Figures for this benefit are available at Parliamentary Constituency level on a quarterly basis from August 1998, the latest available being November 1999, with February 2000 due to be published 25 May 2000.
Jobseeker's Allowance: Figures for this benefit are also available at Parliamentary Constituency level for August 1998, and the two quarters August 1999 and November 1999, with February 2000 due to be published on 8 June 2000.
Family Credit: These figures are available at Parliamentary Constituency level only for May 1999 and was replaced by Working Families Tax Credit in October 1999.
Attendance Allowance: Figures at Parliamentary Constituency level, based on a 5 per cent. sample, are available for this benefit on a quarterly basis as far back as November 1995. However, figures based on 100 per cent. data (and therefore more accurate) are available for August 1996, May 1998, and May 1999.
Disability Living Allowance: Figures at Parliamentary Constituency level, based on a 5 per cent. sample, are available for this benefit on a quarterly basis as far back as August 1992. However, figures based on 100 per cent. data (and therefore again more accurate) are available for May 1998, and May 1999.
Incapacity Benefit: Figures are not normally published for this benefit at Parliamentary Constituency level, although they are available on request depending on sample sizes.
622WClient Group Analysis of the Working Age: Figures on the number of people of working age claiming a key Social Security Benefit by Parliamentary Constituency, are available on request relating to May 1999 or August 1999. November 1999 figures will become available from 29 June 2000.
No information is available at Parliamentary Constituency level for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Retirement Pensions, Occupational Pensions, Lifetime Labour Market Database, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, Invalid Care Allowance, Child Benefit, and War Pensions. It is hoped however, that information at Parliamentary Constituency level will become available for Child Benefit and War Pensions within the next three months.
Note:Cases are allocated to each Parliamentary Constituency by matching the postcode against the relevant version of the Postcode Directory for the relevant year. Constituency boundaries are represented as at May 1997.