Benefit Payments (Hansard, 10 March 2004)

§ Mr. Pond

The available information requested is shown by each London local authority as at 24 January 2004. Child benefit is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and War Pensions are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence.

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Recipients of benefits in London local authorities broken down by method of payment
	Total	Bank accounts	Percentage of recipients paid by bank account	Post Office card account	Percentage of recipients paid by Post Office card account	Order book	Percentage of recipients paid by Order book
Non pensioners
All London local authorities	828,255	417,105	46.66	22,625	2.53	388,525	43.46
Inner London-West	111,460	57,920	48.28	4,190	3.49	49,345	41.13
Camden	28,255	14,950	48.64	790	2.57	12,515	40.73
City of London	535	300	50.51	15	2.71	220	37.12
Hammersmith and Fulham	20,915	11,015	49.35	1,270	5.68	8,630	38.66
Kensington and Chelsea	14,435	8,010	52.17	735	4.77	5,690	37.07
Wandsworth	25,365	12,090	44.03	505	1.85	12,765	46.48
Westminster	21,960	11,555	49.14	875	3.72	9,525	40.51
Inner London—East	280,320	130,965	42.86	9,020	2.95	140,330	45.92
Hackney	36,715	17,565	44.16	1,645	4.13	17,505	44.01
Haringey	32,610	15,350	42.78	845	2.35	16,415	45.76
Islington	30,925	15,445	46.42	1,475	4.43	14,005	42.10
Lambeth	37,010	16,805	40.52	1,015	2.45	19,195	46.28
Lewisham	32,370	15,720	43.48	685	1.89	15,965	44.15
Newham	39,415	18,175	43.17	1,395	3.32	19,845	47.14
Southwark	37,510	17,510	42.87	1,095	2.68	18,905	46.28
Tower Hamlets	33,765	14,400	39.92	875	2.42	18,495	51.28
Outer London—East and North East	178,745	87,990	45.99	3,350	1.75	87,410	45.68
Barking and Dagenham	25,100	10,630	39.41	510	1.89	13,965	51.76
Bexley	18,845	10,490	52.77	425	2.14	7,930	39.88
Enfield	32,615	16,155	46.83	825	2.40	15,635	45.33
Greenwich	30,805	14,350	42.36	700	2.07	15,760	46.52
Havering	19,870	10,225	49.05	175	0.84	9,470	45.43
Redbridge	23,750	12,650	51.03	285	1.14	10,815	43.62
Waltham Forest	27,760	13,490	44.27	430	1.41	13,840	45.42
Outer London—South	92,090	49,665	49.84	1,600	1.61	40,820	40.96
Bromley	23,095	13,315	53.61	695	2.80	9,085	36.59
Croydon	32,835	16,805	46.97	495	1.38	15,540	43.44
Kingston upon Thames	8,775	4,875	51.31	50	0.54	3,850	40.55
Merton	13,785	7,390	49.11	160	1.07	6,235	41.46
Sutton	13,595	7,290	50.22	200	1.37	6,110	42.11
Outer London—West and North West	165,645	90,565	51.05	4,460	2.51	70,620	39.81
Barnet	27,900	15,590	52.06	690	2.30	11,620	38.80
Brent	32,805	17,980	50.71	1,220	3.44	13,605	38.37
Ealing	33,155	18,100	51.38	1,370	3.89	13,680	38.84
Harrow	17,120	9,665	52.83	130	0.71	7,320	40.02
Hillingdon	21,985	10,680	45.04	165	0.69	11,140	46.96
Hounslow	22,890	12,650	51.96	700	2.87	9,540	39.19
Richmond upon Thames	9,795	5,895	56.56	190	1.80	3,715	35.64
Pensioners
All London local authorities	1,193,680	683,865	56.94	6,540	0.54	503,275	41.91
Inner London—West	139,105	82,270	58.66	540	0.39	56,295	40.14
Camden	28,155	16,235	57.23	105	0.37	11,815	41.64
City of London	1,095	820	74.89	0	0.18	270	24.84
Hammersmith and Fulham	23,460	13,110	55.47	125	0.53	10,220	43.24
Kensington and Chelsea	22,040	15,210	68.11	70	0.32	6,755	30.26
Wandsworth	36,145	19,360	53.29	165	0.45	16,620	45.74
Westminster	28,215	17,535	61.55	70	0.25	10,610	37.25
Inner London—East	247,080	111,290	44.79	1,360	0.55	134,435	54.11
Hackney	26,940	10,535	38.88	140	0.52	16,260	60.00
Haringey	29,875	15,365	51.08	125	0.42	14,385	47.81
Islington	25,225	10,170	40.12	185	0.73	14,870	58.65
Lambeth	32,680	16,345	49.72	150	0.46	16,185	49.22
Lewisham	37,080	18,485	49.62	270	0.72	18,325	49.19
Newham	34,670	15,740	45.10	220	0.62	18,715	53.61
Southwark	33,235	15,465	46.31	165	0.50	17,600	52.70
Tower Hamlets	27,380	9,175	33.37	105	0.38	18,100	65.82
Outer London—East and North East	299,935	163,500	54.27	2,210	0.73	134,225	44.55
Barking and Dagenham	31,055	12,480	40.04	230	0.74	18,345	58.86
Bexley	46,295	27,615	59.45	465	1.00	18,220	39.22
Enfield	51,420	30,210	58.38	265	0.51	20,945	40.48
Greenwich	36,440	18,280	49.98	315	0.86	17,845	48.80
Havering	52,740	29,500	55.75	485	0.92	22,750	42.99
Redbridge	44,350	25,935	58.18	225	0.50	18,190	40.81
Waltham Forest	37,635	19,480	51.49	225	0.60	17,925	47.38
Outer London—South	212,300	136,705	64.00	1,285	0.60	74,310	34.79
Bromley	66,035	44,310	66.69	380	0.57	21,345	32.13
Croydon	57,090	36,205	63.07	380	0.66	20,500	35.71
Kingston upon Thames	25,015	16,610	66.00	135	0.54	8,270	32.85

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Recipients of benefits in London local authorities broken down by method of payment
	Total	Bank accounts	Percentage of recipients paid by bank account	Post Office card account	Percentage of recipients paid by Post Office card account	Order book	Percentage of recipients paid by Order book
Merton	29,870	17,990	59.80	165	0.55	11,715	38.94
Sutton	34,290	21,590	62.57	220	0.63	12,480	36.17
Outer London—West and North West	295,260	190,100	63.93	1,145	0.39	104,015	34.98
Barnet	56,620	37,880	66.27	175	0.30	18,565	32.48
Brent	39,965	23,465	58.34	185	0.46	16,315	40.57
Ealing	50,815	32,095	62.73	235	0.46	18,485	36.13
Harrow	39,440	27,220	68.50	115	0.29	12,105	30.47
Hillingdon	43,780	27,630	62.77	200	0.46	15,950	36.24
Hounslow	34,825	21,255	60.72	130	0.37	13,440	38.40
Richmond upon Thames	29,820	20,565	68.43	105	0.35	9,150	30.45
Notes:
1. Figures refer to a snapshot of live accounts in payment on 24 January 2004.
2. The figures relate to number of accounts not claimants, (a customer may be in receipt of more than one benefit)
3. Some bank/building society accounts can be used at a Post Office to access money.
4. For confidentiality reasons, all figures are rounded to the nearest
5. Figures may therefore not sum to the totals shown
Source:
IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent. sample