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Child Care Disregard
Ms Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Wales have been in receipt of child care disregard since April 1996; and how many are lone parents. [7155]
Mr. Keith Bradley:
Our objective is to reduce poverty and welfare dependency and to promote work incentives. Work is the best form of welfare for people of working age.
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There were around 1,600 family credit awards that included help with childcare made to people in Wales between 1 April 1996 and 30 November 1996, the latest date for which figures are available. Of these 1,400 were lone parents.
Information on families receiving the help through disability working allowance is not available, and housing benefit information will not be available until later in the year.
Source:
Mr. Baker:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the date and title of the oldest document or archival unit retained by her Department which has not been passed on to the Public Record Office for release for public inspection. [7202]
Mr. Field:
The oldest file in the Department of Social Security awaiting transfer to the Public Record Office is:- Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Leopardstown Park, Dublin. Surrender by Mr. Bernard Dunning of his reversionary interests in the property to the Crown. The file was raised on 7 February 1932 and closed on 25 April 1933.
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Mr. Burstow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the savings that will accrue from the benefit integrity project for (a) the current year and (b) subsequent years. [6326]
Mr. Field:
One of our key aims is to restore confidence in the benefits system by tackling fraud and ensuring value for taxpayers' money. Questions on Benefits Agency operational matters are the responsibility of the Chief Executive, Peter Mathison. I have asked him to write directly and for his reply to be published with this answer.
Family Credit 5 per cent. sample of awards.