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SOCIAL SECURITY
Invalidity Benefit
Mr. Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of incapacity benefit are currently exempt from the all-work test by virtue of (a) receipt of the highest rate of disability living allowance care component, (b) in receipt of invalidity benefit and aged over 58 years on 13 April, (c) with a serious medical condition and (d) with a serious mental illness. [1832]
Mr. Burt: Pursuant to his reply of 27 November, Official Report, c.513. The information I gave regarding the number of former invalidity benefit recipients who received benefit from 1 December 1993 and who were aged 58 or over on 13 April was incorrect. The correct information is as follows:
| Reason for exemption from the all work test | Number exempt |
|---|---|
| Receipt of the disability living allowance highest rate care component | 20,976 |
| Receipt of invalidity benefit between 1 December 1993 and 12 April 1995 and aged 58 or over on 13 April 1995 | 705,000 |
| Severe medical condition, including severe mental illness | 138,828 |
1. Figures for severe mental illness are not separately available. 2. Figures for exempt incapacity benefit claimants who are also in receipt of widow's benefit are not held on the computer system and are not included above. 3. Information available to end of October 1995. 4. Former recipients of invalidity benefit are tested as satisfying the all work test rather than being exempt from it. 5. The number of former invalidity benefit recipients who are treated as satisfying the all work test due to receipt of invalidity benefit on 1 December 1993 and being aged 58 or over on 13 April 1995 has been estimated and rounded to the nearest 5,000. Further information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Child Support Agency
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total staffing cost of the Child Support Agency during each year since 1992-93. [2219]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Ann Chant to Mr. Jim Cunningham, dated 7 December 1995:
It is important to emphasize that comparisons between these figures are not possible for the following reasons: 1. The 1992-93 figure is a cash cost only whereas the 1993-94 and 1994-95 are on a 'full cost' basis as reported in the Agency's Accounts. 2. The 1992-93 figures cover the period before the Agency was launched and as such only include the liable relative field staff, the project staff and the first recruits into Hastings and Dudley centres. It does not include any proportion of the corporate overheads. 3. The 1993-94 figures do not include the full year costs of Plymouth and Birkenhead centres as these were not opened or fully staffed until late 1993. 4. The Agency has taken on work which was previously covered by the Lord Chancellor's Department (L.C.D.) and no comparative figures for the cost savings which have been made within this Department are available. I hope this is helpful.
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I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the staffing costs of the Child Support Agency.
The staff costs are as follows:
£ million
1992-93 40.098
1993-94 78.761
1994-95 107.244
Ms Lynne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide a month by month breakdown of the benefit savings achieved by the Child Support
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Agency from April 1994 until the latest month available using the same headings as in his answer of 19 July 1995, Official Report, column 1499. [3205]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Ann Chant to Ms Liz Lynne, dated 7 December 1995:
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I am replying to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about benefit savings.
The tables attached show the monthly breakdown from April 1994 to September 1995. I wrote to you in July of this year giving a breakdown of the benefit savings collected from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995. I then replied to your Question on 16 November 1995 giving updated figures to 30 September 1995.
The tables show that in 1994/95 the Agency recorded savings of £480.60 million. So far this year the Agency has recorded savings of £195.03 million, but this does not include savings from Housing Benefit and Council tax which will be calculated later in the year.
I hope this is helpful.
Category of benefit savings April 1995 May 1995 June 1995 July 1995 August 1995 September 1995 YTD 1995/96
Resulting from pre-CSA assessments:
Paid through Agency collection service to Secretary of State 0.25 0.19 0.29 0.40 0.21 0.24 1.57
Resulting from CSA and pre-CSA assessments:
Paid direct by absent parent to parent with care 10.67 11.19 10.83 11.08 11.19 10.74 65.69
Resulting from CSA assessments:
Paid through Agency collection service to Secretary of State 4.11 5.58 5.36 4.73 5.16 5.21 30.16
Deductions from Absent Parent's Income support payments 0.45 0.87 0.73 0.68 0.72 0.73 4.18
Income Support claim cessations
Maintenance exceeds rate of benefit 0.96 0.75 0.62 0.63 0.77 0.57 4.30
Income Support claim withdrawn within four weeks of CSA action 12.82 14.35 14.85 11.51 12.40 15.06 80.99
Reductions in Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance resulting from CSA assessments 1.32 1.35 1.48 1.27 1.23 1.498.14
Housing Benefit/Council Tax reductions resulting from CSA assessments Calculated retrospectively at the end of the year
Total 30.58 34.28 34.16 30.30 31.67 34.04 195.03
Category of benefit savings April 1994 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 August 1994 September 1994 October 1994 November 1994 December 1994 January 1995 February 1995 March 1995 YTD 94/95
Resulting from pre--CSA assessment:
Paid direct by absent parent to parent with care 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.59 10.36 10.42 9.84 10.41 10.16 8.76 9.11 119.64
Paid through Agency collection service to Secretary of State 1.25 1.10 0.99 0.94 0.71 0.68 0.47 -0.11 0.34 0.51 0.31 0.06 7.23
Resulting from CSA assessment:
Paid direct by absent parent to parent with care 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 1.46 1.37 1.13 1.23 1.01 1.08 1.29 1.99 13.76
Paid through Agency collection service to Secretary of State 1.78 1.82 2.36 3.08 3.43 3.75 3.53 4.30 3.88 4.52 5.85 9.6 547.94
Deductions from Absent Parent's Income support payments 0.37 0.45 0.52 0.11 0.20 0.17 0.23 0.30 0.24 0.17 0.37 0.4 63.59
Income Support claim cessations
Maintenance exceeds rate of benefit 1.66 1.23 2.36 4.24 2.33 1.60 1.31 2.62 1.52 1.57 1.85 1.55 23.83
Income Support claim withdrawn within four weeks of CSA action 18.80 19.92 21.14 14.90 15.40 16.45 17.26 17.13 11.15 13.81 15.10 18.47 199.53
Reductions in Family Credit or Disability Working Allowance resulting from CSA assessments monthly breakdown not available 12.84
Housing Benefit/ Council Tax resulting from CSA assessments Monthly breakdown not available 52.25
Total 34.65 35.31 38.17 34.07 34.12 34.38 34.34 35.32 28.55 31.80 33.53 41.28 480.60
Mr. Spellar:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many deduction of earning orders have been issued during 1995 by the Child Support Agency. [3520]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive, Miss Ann Chant. She will write to the hon. Member.
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