HC Deb 09 November 2000 vol 356 cc320-1W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have been eligible for the maternity payment and the Sure Start maternity grant, and how many people have received each of these benefits, in each month since May 1997. [134552]

Angela Eagle

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Maternity payment and Sure Start maternity grant awards
Month
Maternity payment
May 1997 16,700
June 1997 17,328
July 1997 17,914
August 1997 14,765
September 1997 17,042
October 1997 17,158
November 1997 15,058
December 1997 13,979
January 1998 17,277
February 1998 15,491
March 1998 15,733
April 1998 14,713
May 1998 14,488
June 1998 16,281
July 1998 16,568
August 1998 13,965
September 1998 16,052
October 1998 15,355
November 1998 14,774
December 1998 12,830
January 1999 15,593
February 1999 14,557
March 1999 16,050
April 1999 14,421
May 1999 14,155
June 1999 15,720
July 1999 14,530
August 1999 13,863
September 1999 15,069
October 1999 14,384
November 1999 14,819
December 1999 11,258
January 2000 14,978
February 2000 14,695
March 2000 13,935
April 2000 7,254
May 2000 5,217
June 2000 3,724
July 2000 2,233
August 2000 978
September 2000 165
Maternity payment and Sure Start maternity grant awards
Month
Sure Start maternity grant
April 2000 3,583
May 2000 10,846
June 2000 13,954
July 2000 13,971
August 2000 15,117
September 2000 15,235

Notes:

  1. 1. Maternity payment figures May 1997 to March 1998 may contain very minor inaccuracies because of computer programming parameters.
  2. 2. Figures from April 1998 to September 2000 represent the number of initial awards plus the number awarded on appeal, reduced by the number of payments returned to the Department.
  3. 3. Maternity payments and Sure Start maternity grants must actually be claimed in order for an award to be made, therefore details of those who might have been eligible but did not claim are not available.

Title Period of issue Period ending Date of release
Imminent Publications
Child Benefit Quarterly Statistics Quarterly August 2000 9 November 2000
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly August 2000 23 November 2000
Fraud and error in claims for Income Support and JSA Annual October 1998 to September 1999 29 November 2000
Fraud and error in claims for Income Support and JSA Annual April 1999 to March 2000 29 November 2000
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Quarterly September 2000 7 December 2000
Appeal Tribunal Statistics Quarterly June 2000 7 December 2000
Take-up of Income Related Benefits Annual 1998–99 8 December 2000
Client Group Analysis—Quarterly Bulletin on the Population of Working Age on Key Benefits Quarterly May 2000 14 December 2000
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance Quarterly August 2000 14 December 2000
Social Security Statistics Annual 2000 14 December 2000
Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly August 2000 14 December 2000
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics Quarterly August 2000 21 December 2000
Disability Care and Mobility Benefits Quarterly August 2000 18 January 2001
Client Group Analysis of the Population Over State Pension Age Bi-annual May 2000 18 January 2001
Statistical Summary Quarterly December 2000 18 January 2001
Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics Quarterly November 2000 15 February 2001
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly November 2000 22 February 2001
Retirement Pension Summary of Statistics Bi-annual September 2000 15 March 2001
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics Quarterly November 2000 29 March 2001
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Annual Summary Statistics Annual May 2000 26 April 2001
Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics Quarterly February 2001 17 May 2001
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary Statistics Quarterly February 2001 21 June 2001
Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics Quarterly May 2001 16 August 2001
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Quarterly Summary of Statistics Quarterly May 2001 18 October 2001
Child Support Agency Quarterly Summary of Statistics Quarterly August 2001 15 November 2001
Provisional Publication Dates
Child Benefit Quarterly Statistics Quarterly November 2000 8 February 2001
Abstract of Statistics for Social Security Benefits and indices of prices and earnings Annual 2000 22 February 2001
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Quarterly December 2000 8 March 2001
Appeal Tribunal Statistics Quarterly September 2000 15 March 2001
Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly November 2000 15 March 2001
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance Quarterly November 2000 22 March 2001
Client Group Analysis—Quarterly Bulletin on the Population of Working Age on Key Benefits Quarterly August 2000 29 March 2001
Statistical Summary Quarterly March 2001 9 April 2001
Disability Care and Mobility Benefits Quarterly November 2000 19 April 2001
Child Benefit Quarterly Statistics Quarterly February 2001 17 May 2001
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly February 2001 24 May 2001
Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiry Quarterly February 2001 14 June 2001
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Quarterly March 2001 14 June 2001
Appeal Tribunal Statistics Quarterly December 2000 14 June 2001
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance Quarterly February 2001 21 June 2001
Client Group Analysis—Quarterly Bulletin on the Population of Working Age on Key Benefits Working Age Quarterly November 2000 24 June 2001
Family Resources Survey report Annual 1999–2000 July 2001
Statistical Summary Quarterly June 2001 8 July 2001
Disability Care and Mobility Benefits Quarterly February 2001 19 July 2001