§ Lord Chanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the use of sub-post offices by pensioners and other people in order to receive pensions and state benefits is monitored; and, if so, what are the numbers and percentages of those users in Oxton in Birkenhead. [HL3905]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The information is not available in the format requested.
However, nationally, over 40 per cent of our customers are paid directly into their bank or building society account, a figure that has been increasing year on year. The remainder are paid by order book or girocheque which they would normally cash at a post office.