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Liability Orders

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many liability orders under Section 33 of the Child Support Act 1991 and Child Support Regulations 1992 have been sought (a) in the UK, (b) within Hertfordshire and (c) within St. Albans in each year since 1995; and how many of these were successful. [78401]

Mr. Plaskitt: The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the Chief Executive. He will write to the right hon. Member with the information requested.

Letter from Hilary Reynolds, dated 26 June 2006:

Liability orders applied for Liability orders granted

1998-99

3968

2033

1999-2000

4207

2532

2000-01

3584

1755

2001-02

3166

1427

2002-03

5540

2383

2003-04

6719

3885

2004-05

7773

7247

2005-06

11926

10273


Means-tested Benefits

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of each of his Department’s means-tested benefits in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [75915]

Mr. Plaskitt: The available information is in the following tables.


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Income support (IS) and IS minimum income guarantee (MIG) caseloads: Great Britain each November 1997 to 2005
November All IS MIG Non-MIG

1997

3,956,100

1,673,700

2,282,400

1998

3,842,000

1,614,500

2,227,500

1999

3,843,900

1,591,300

2,252,600

2000

3,928,900

1,669,800

2,259,200

2001

3,985,500

1,727,000

2,258,500

2002

3,994,800

1,750,500

2,244,300

2003

2,232,800

13,000

2,219,800

2004

2,177,900

10,800

2,167,100

2005

2,136,700

9,600

2,127,100


Pension credit caseloads: Great Britain each November 2003 to 2005
November Number

2003

2,084,700

2004

2,629,580

2005

2,708,050


Income based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA(IB)) caseloads: Great Britain each November 1997 to 2005
November Number

1997

1,041,300

1998

951,200

1999

856,300

2000

743,400

2001

663,500

2002

635,300

2003

599,300

2004

565,700

2005

647,900


Housing benefit (HB) and council tax benefit (CTB) caseloads: Great Britain each November 1997 to 2005
November HB CTB

1997

4,546,650

5,393,820

1998

4,382,390

5,221,710

1999

4,147,870

4,959,480

2000

3,900,620

4,674,580

2001

3,818,400

4,608,390

2002

3,796,260

4,577,690

2003

3,806,590

4,666,910

2004

3,943,900

4,897,500

2005

3,975,230

4,993,000

Notes:
1. PC/HB/CTB figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2. IS/JSA(IB) figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
3. HB/CTB figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
4. HB figures exclude any extended payment cases.
5. CTB figures exclude any second adult rebate cases.
6. JSA(IB) figures and IS figures for November 1997 and 1998 are derived by applying 5 per cent. proportions to 100 per cent. WPLS data and are therefore subject to sampling variation.
7. Some JSA(IB) claimants may also have entitlement to benefit via the contributory route.
8. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
9. Pension credit replaced MIG on 6 October 2003
10. Overlaps between benefits have not been removed.
Source:
DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS); Information Directorate 5 per cent. samples; and Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in November 1997 to November 2005.

Newcastle Jobcentre Plus Action Team

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the budget for the Newcastle Jobcentre Plus Action Team is for 2006-07; what the budget was in each of the last two years; which programmes the team supported in 2005-06 and 2006-07; and what geographical areas each programme covered. [75219]


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Mr. Jim Murphy: Action Teams aim to engage communities, mainly through outreach and find individual solutions for both employers and clients.

The Newcastle Action Team covers the Newcastle city area and has supported a number of local programmes. Some examples of these programmes are: Sure Start; Newcastle City Council Work Finders; Job Educational Training and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); Mental Health Matters; the Prison Service; Disability North; and Connexions.

Details of the allocated budget for the Newcastle Action Team are in the table.

Allocated budget (£)

2006-07 (April to 30 September 2006)

697,000

2005-06

1,044,000

2004-05

1,044,000


The funding for 2006-07 is less than for previous years as the Action Team programme is due to finish at the end of September 2006. Many of the practices and ideas developed by Action Teams have been integrated into Jobcentre Plus mainstream programmes and services. Examples include outreach work in local communities and the greater discretionary funding that is available to advisers.

Parliamentary Questions

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will reply to question 42540 tabled by the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds on 11 January 2006, on telephone helplines. [71699]

Mrs. McGuire: I replied to the hon. Member on16 June 2006, Official Report, columns 1480-81W.

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will reply to Question (a) (i) 64505, (ii) 64521, (iii) 64507, (iv) 64504, (v) 64520, (vi) 64519 and (vii) 64508 on pension credit, (b) (i) 64500 and (ii) 64495 on sickness absence, (c) (i) 64498 and (ii) 64499 on rehabilitation services and (d) 64501 on benefit helplines tabled by the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds on 12 January. [71726]

Mrs. McGuire: Replies have been given to the hon. Member for all of the questions as follows:


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Pension Credit

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioner households are receiving pension credit in each ward in (a) Westminster and (b) Kensington and Chelsea; and what the average payment is in each ward. [78815]

James Purnell: The information requested is in the following tables.

Pension credit household recipients and average weekly amount of benefit for wards in Westminster, November 2005
Ward name Household recipients Average weekly benefit (£)

Aldersgate

Bishopsgate

Cripplegate

80

63.95

Farringdon Within

Farringdon Without

Portsoken

70

70.50

Queenhithe

Tower

Walbrook

Bayswater

310

76.94

Bryanston and Dorset Square

240

74.98

Churchill

430

60.9

Hyde Park

325

85.33

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

50

70.38

Lancaster Gate

365

75.93

Marylebone High Street

240

61.14

St. James's

350

58.33

Tachbrook

410

55.43

Vincent Square

375

63.64

Warwick

300

67.59

West End

280

70.73

Cities of London and Westminster Constituency Total

3,710

68.07



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Pension credit household recipients and average weekly amount of benefit for wards in Kensington and Chelsea, November 2005
Ward name Household recipients Average weekly benefit (£)

Abingdon

220

74.70

Brompton

165

66.34

Campden

140

71.92

Courtfield

165

66.02

Cremorne

505

66.42

Earl's Court

375

73.05

Hans Town

235

61.82

Holland(1)

175

84.40

Pembridge

215

67.51

Queen's Gate

120

84.75

Redcliffe

245

66.25

Royal Hospital

280

49.67

Stanley

220

59.71

Kensington and Chelsea Constituency Total

3,150

67.77

(1) Only part of Holland ward falls within Kensington and Chelsea parliamentary constituency.
Notes:
1. The number of claimants are rounded to a multiple of five and average amounts to the nearest penny therefore ward totals do not always sum to area totals.
2. Some figures in Westminster Constituency have been suppressed due to there being less than 10 claimants within those wards. Suppressed figures are marked as “—“.
3. Wards are based on 2003 ward boundaries.
4. Household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either on behalf of themselves only or on behalf of a household. This number is equal to the number of households in receipt of pension credit.
Source:
DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) 100 per cent. data.


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