Minimum Income Guarantee (Hansard, 13 February 2002)

HC Deb 13 February 2002 vol 380 c508W 508W

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases have been dealt with in each year by the Minimum Income Guarantee helpline; and if he will make a statement. [33924]

§ Mr. McCartney
The information requested can be found in the table.

Telephone calls dealt with by minimum income guarantee (MIG) claimline

Number

2000¹ 630,083

2001¹ 190,231

2002² 15,453

¹ January to December

² January only

The MIG claim line has also processed a total of 408,508 freepost requests for a clerical MIG claim form since 29 March 2000.

Telephone calls dealt with by minimum income guarantee (MIG) claimline
	Number
2000¹	630,083
2001¹	190,231
2002²	15,453
¹ January to December
² January only