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Pensioners
Mr. David Nicholson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of those aged over 65 years were totally dependent on income from state benefits in (a) 1979, (b) 1990 and (c) the latest date at which figures are available. [18464]
Mr. Heald: The information is in the table.
| Year | Percentage of pensioner units receiving all their income from state benefits |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 23 |
| 1990-91 and 1994-95 | 15 |
Source:
The Pensioners' Incomes Series 1994-95.
Note:
A pensioner unit is defined as a single person over state pension age (SPA) or a couple where the man, defined as the head, is over SPA.
Free School Meals
Mr. Alan Howarth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 26 February, Official Report, column 281, how many of the families on family credit gaining from free school meals would be (a) couples and (b) lone parents. [18945]
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| Family type | Numbers gaining (000s) |
|---|---|
| All families | 540 |
| Couples | 300 |
| Lone parents | 240 |
Figures are rounded to the nearest 5,000.
Family Credit
Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of employed adults receive (a) family credit and (b) disability working allowance. [18984]
Mr. Roger Evans: The proportion of the employed workforce in December 1995 receiving family credit was 3 per cent. A negligible proportion received disability working allowance.
Sources:
1. Social security statistics 1996.
2. "Labour Market Trends" December 1995. Note:
Proportions have been rounded to the nearest 1 per cent.
Benefits Agency (Refurbishment)
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the annual expenditure in refurbishment and capital works in each of the Benefits Agency's offices within area AD3 in each of the past five years. [18663]
Mr. Roger Evans: This is an operational matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Simon Hughes, dated 6 March 1997:
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The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what was the annual expenditure in refurbishment and capital works in each of the Benefits Agency's offices within area AD3 in each of the past five years.
The information is not available in the format requested. I should explain that Area Directorate 3 (AD3) London South was reorganised in April 1996 prior to that it had been known as AD3 South London and West Sussex. The attached Appendix gives details of the Benefits Agency Districts forming part of AD3, since and prior to the reorganisation.
Information is only available from 1994/95 for capital projects costing more than £5,000 and is shown below. Information for individual offices, projects costing £5,000 or less and prior to 1994/95 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
AD3 London South and West Sussex
1994/95: £3,924,565
1995/96: £5,352,277
AD3 London South
1996/97: £3,721,385
These figures are provisional and subject to change.
I hope you find this reply helpful.
Appendix: AD3 London South from April 1996
Benefits Agency districts
Bankside
Canterbury and Thanet
Channel
East Sussex
Hampshire North
Hounslow and Kingston
London Central
Makerfield Benefit Centre
North Kent
North Surrey
Palace
Solent and Forest
South Circular
South Downs
South East Hants and Wight
South West Thames
Surrey Downs
Thameside
West Kent
West Sussex
AD3 South London and West Sussex prior to April 1996
Benefits Agency districts
Bankside
London Central
Makerfield Benefit Centre
North Surrey
Palace
South Downs
South West Thames
West Sussex
Benefits Agency Medical Services
Mr. Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department concerning the contractorisation of BAMS; and what were the results of this analysis. [19013]
Mr. Burt: A formal cost-benefit analysis was not undertaken. A collaborative study with private sector companies, together with the experience gained from similar exercises within the Department, confirmed the potential to deliver savings.
Liable Relatives' Intervention
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much money was saved by liable relatives' intervention in each year since 1980. [19314]
Mr. Andrew Mitchell: Savings resulting from liable relatives intervention for the period 1989 to 1993 were:
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1980: £94.69 million;
1981: £121.68 million;
1982: £131.72 million;
1983: £129.69 million;
1984: £128.75 million;
1985: not available;
1986: £143.83 million;
1987: £138.74 million;
1988: £138.53 million.
Notes:
1. The figures for 1980 to 1988 are based on recorded benefit savings in the week of the annual statistical enquiry, multiplied by 52 to reach an annual figure.
2. Weekly figures were rounded to the nearest thousand pounds.
3. Data are not available for 1985.
Sources:
Information for 1980-88, Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries 1980-88.
Information for 1989-90 to 1992-93: Social Security Departmental Reports for the years in question.
Incapacity Benefit
Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (a) men and (b) women previously in receipt of invalidity benefit have failed the all-work incapacity benefits test; and how many of these are now receiving jobseeker's allowance. [19252]
Mr. Burt: The information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
The number of incapacity benefit recipients disallowed following the application of the all-work test for the period 13 April 1995 to 31 January 1997 is 159,000 1 . As at 17 January, 28,000 2 incapacity benefit leavers were claiming jobseeker's allowance.
Ms Harman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people between the ages of (i) 50 and 54, (ii) 55 and 59 and (iii) 60 and 64 years were awarded (a) five points or less, (b) eight points or less, (c) 11 points or less and (d) 14 points or less in the test for eligibility for incapacity benefit. [19254]
Mr. Burt:
The information is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Ms Harman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (a) men and (b) women have been awarded incapacity benefit in each of the last two years.[19253]
Mr. Burt:
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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Notes:
1. The figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
1 The figure is taken from a 100 per cent. aggregate count of the computer system and excludes a small number of cases not held on the system.
2 The figure is supplied by the Employment Service and includes incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance claimants.
| Quarter ending | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1995 | 44,000 | 20,000 |
| 31 August 1995 | 87,000 | 37,000 |
| 30 November 1995 | 92,000 | 41,000 |
| 29 February 1996 | 94,000 | 39,000 |
| 31 May 1996 | 88,000 | 42,000 |
| 31 August 1996 | 81,000 | 38,000 |
1. Figures will include a small proportion of claimants with more than one spell of sickness.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
3. Figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample of the computer system, and exclude a small number of cases not held on the system.
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