§ Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers in Manchester, Central have made use of the Sure Start maternity grant. [175713]
§ Mr. PondThe data is not available in the format requested, the available information is in the table.
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Sure Start maternity grants Applications Awards For Manchester Central, Manchester South, Manchester Trinity and Oldham Social Fund Districts
2000–01 5,061 4,147 2001–02 5,719 4,596 2002 to December 5,055 4,013 For area covered by Manchester Jobcentre Plus 2003 January to March 1,039 889 2003–04 4,708 3,635 2004 April 421 337 Notes: 1. Manchester, Central parliamentary constituency was not included in a single Social Fund District, but used to be part of the area covered
by Manchester, Central, Manchester South, Manchester Trinity and
Oldham Social Fund Districts. Manchester Central parliamentary
constituency is now part of Manchester Jobcentre Plus District. The
latter was formed in January 2003 from Manchester Central,
Manchester South and Manchester Trinity Social Fund Districts,
together with part of Oldham Social Fund District. The two areas for
which data are given above are different, therefore the data are not
comparable.
2. Sure Start maternity grants were introduced on 27 March 2000. The very small number of cases for 1999–2000 have been excluded for
data protection reasons.
3. 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.