§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Stroud have(a) applied for and (b) obtained the Sure Start maternity grant. [164166]
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§ Mr. PondThe information is not available in the format requested; the available information is in the table.
Sure Start Maternity Grants for Gloucestershire Social Fund District/Jobcentre Plus District Applications Awards 2000–01 1,449 1,146 2001–02 1,723 1,335 2002–03 2,150 1,696 2003–04 (to February) 2,089 1,599 Notes:
- 1. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency. Stroud parliamentary constituency is part of Gloucestershire Jobcentre Plus District, which was previously Gloucestershire Social Fund District.
- 2. Sure Start Maternity Grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small numbers of cases for 1999–2000 have been excluded for data protection reasons.
- 3. Data for 2003–04 is for April 2003 to February 2004 only.
- 4. Data is given for all applications and awards, irrespective of whether the application was made by the mother or her partner.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.
§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Sure Start Maternity Grants were awarded in north Tyneside in each of the last seven years. [164374]
§ Mr. PondThe information is not available in the format requested; the available information is in the table.
Sure Start Maternity Grants awards for the area covered by Newcastle and North Tyneside Jobcentre Plus District and Northumberland Jobcentre Plus District Awards 2000–01 2,842 2001–02 3,096 2002–03 3,626 2003–04 (to February) 3,139 Notes:
- 1. Data are not available by local authority. North Tyneside local authority is part of Newcastle and North Tyneside Jobcentre Plus District, which was formed in January 2003 when Wallsend and North Shield sites were transferred from Northumbria Social Fund District to Newcastle Social Fund District. The remainder of Northumbria became Northumberland Jobcentre Plus District. Prior to the boundary change, North Tyneside was partly in Newcastle Social Fund District and partly in Northumbria Social Fund District. For comparison purposes, data are given for the area covered by the Newcastle and North Tyneside Jobcentre Plus District and the Northumberland Jobcentre Plus District.
- 2. Data for 2003–04 is for April 2003 to February 2004 only.
- 3. Sure Start Maternity Grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. They replaced Maternity Payments.
Source:
DWP Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.