§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people within Tamworth constituency receive child benefit(a) through an Order Book, (b) through a Post Office Card Account and (c) paid directly into a bank or building society account. [176905]
§ Dawn PrimaroloNationally, about 15 per cent. of child benefit (CB) recipients were being paid by Order Books at mid-May 2004, although arrangements are in place for some of these to move to direct payment when their books run out. About 5 per cent. of CB recipients have supplied Post Office Card Account details to Inland Revenue for payment.
Separate figures are not available for each constituency. There were an estimated 12,000 child benefit recipients in the Tamworth constituency at November 2003.