Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what account the calculation of the amount allocated to each Jobcentre Plus district for the payment of discretionary housing payments takes of average private rental prices (a) nationally and (b) in each Jobcentre Plus district; and if he will make a statement; [216058]
(2) how much was allocated to each Jobcentre Plus district in the UK for expenditure on (a) exceptional hardship payments and (b) exceptional circumstances payments in each year between 1991 and 2001; and if he will make a statement; [216059]
(3) how the amount allocated to Jobcentre Plus districts to pay (a) exceptional hardship payments and (b) exceptional circumstances payments was calculated; and if he will make a statement. [216067]
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Mr. Plaskitt:
I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave her on 1 July 2008, Official Report, column 821W.
Social Security Benefits
Mr. Weir:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed benefits in (a) each Scottish parliamentary constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in the most recent period for which records are available, broken down by type of benefit claimed. [216644]
Mr. Plaskitt:
Information is not available for the UK; information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.
The available information for Great Britain, Scotland and constituencies has been placed in the Library
Social Security Benefits: Children
Ms Buck:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of all children under 16 years old were living in households dependent on benefits in each parliamentary constituency in London in 2008. [210105]
Mr. Timms:
The information is not available for households in the format requested. The available information, which is for the percentage of children who have a parent or guardian in receipt of a relevant benefit, is shown in the following table.
Proportion of children under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of incapacity benefit (IB), severe disablement allowance (SDA), jobseeker's allowance (JSA), income support (IS), or pension credit (PC): in London parliamentary constituencies, as at April 2007
Percentage
Barking
35.3
Battersea
25.0
Beckenham
16.1
Bethnal Green and Bow
44.7
Bexleyheath and Crayford
16.8
Brent East
32.2
Brent North
22.9
Brent South
34.0
Brentford and Isleworth
22.0
Bromley and Chislehurst
14.6
Camberwell and Peckham
37.2
Carshalton and Wallington
20.2
Chingford and Woodford Green
21.4
Chipping Barnet
16.7
Cities of London and Westminster
22.8
Croydon Central
29.4
Croydon North
27.8
Croydon South
14.7
Dagenham
34.0
Dulwich and West Norwood
25.3
Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush
33.6
Ealing North
25.8
Ealing Southall
25.7
East Ham
33.1
Edmonton
37.1
Eltham
27.6
Enfield North
33.8
Enfield Southgate
17.3
Erith and Thamesmead
31.8
Feltham and Heston
28.4
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Finchley and Golders Green
16.3
Greenwich and Woolwich
36.4
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
30.2
Hackney South and Shoreditch
44.9
Hammersmith and Fulham
29.1
Hampstead and Highgate
29.1
Harrow East
23.0
Harrow West
17.9
Hayes and Harlington
30.4
Hendon
25.6
Holborn and St. Pancras
41.2
Hornchurch
17.2
Hornsey and Wood Green
26.9
Ilford North
21.4
Ilford South
29.6
Islington North
41.4
Islington South and Finsbury
45.8
Kensington and Chelsea
15.1
Kingston and Surbiton
14.5
Lewisham Deptford
33.9
Lewisham East
33.6
Lewisham West
30.3
Leyton and Wanstead
28.4
Mitcham and Morden
24.5
North Southwark and Bermondsey
37.4
Old Bexley and Sidcup
10.8
Orpington
17.5
Poplar and Canning Town
46.8
Putney
23.9
Regent's Park and Kensington North
43.0
Richmond Park
10.0
Romford
17.6
Ruislip-Northwood
12.9
Streatham
31.3
Sutton and Cheam
11.6
Tooting
20.8
Tottenham
43.5
Twickenham
10.7
Upminster
18.8
Uxbridge
22.9
Vauxhall
37.7
Walthamstow
32.9
West Ham
36.1
Wimbledon
8.5
Notes:
1. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically.
2. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer systems; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC.
3. The total numbers of children aged 0-15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year have been used as the denominator for the percentages given. Source:
DWP Information Directorate
Ms Buck:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which 100 wards had the highest proportion of children dependent on benefits in the latest period for which figures are available. [210106]
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Mr. Timms:
The available information is in the following table.
Proportion of children under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian who is claiming one or more of incapacity benefit (IB), severe disablement allowance (SDA), jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income support (IS), or pension credit (PC) —t he 100 wards with the highest proportion, as at April 2007
Local authority
Ward
Proportion (percentage)
Glasgow City
Keppochhill
62.3
Liverpool
Granby
61.9
Knowsley
Princess
61.6
Manchester
Moss Side
61.2
Liverpool
Vauxhall
60.7
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Pen-y-waun
59.6
Liverpool
Everton
59.4
Glasgow City
Bridgeton/Dalmarnock
59.3
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Maerdy
58.7
Liverpool
Breckfield
58.5
Newcastle upon Tyne
West City
58.5
Swansea
Townhill
58.5
Redcar and Cleveland
Grangetown
58.3
Knowsley
Longview
57.5
Bristol, City of
Lawrence Hill
57.5
Glasgow City
Queenslie
57.4
Liverpool
Smithdown
57.2
North Lanarkshire
Craigneuk
56.7
Middlesbrough
Thorntree
56.6
Manchester
Harpurhey
56.4
Glasgow City
Royston
56.4
Westminster
Church Street
55.6
Salford
Pendleton
55.6
Knowsley
Cantril Farm
55.5
Sefton
Linacre
55.5
Glasgow City
Summerhill
55.2
Glasgow City
Hutchesontown
55.2
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Orchard Park and Greenwood
55.0
Glasgow City
Parkhead
54.7
Manchester
Hulme
54.6
Tower Hamlets
Bow East
54.5
Newcastle upon Tyne
Walker
54.4
Westminster
Westbourne
54.3
Edinburgh, City of
Craigmillar
54.3
Wrexham
Wynnstay
54.1
Glasgow City
Barlanark
54.1
Tendring
Rush Green
54.0
Tower Hamlets
East India and Lansbury
53.8
Salford
Blackfriars
53.6
Glasgow City
Glenwood
53.4
Caerphilly
Twyn Carno
53.3
Neath Port Talbot
Briton Ferry West
53.1
Swansea
Penderry
53.0
Glasgow City
Easterhouse
53.0
Wirral
Tranmere
52.7
Glasgow City
Ibrox
52.7
Liverpool
Speke
52.6
Hartlepool
Stranton
52.6
Wirral
Bidston
52.4
Merthyr Tydfil
Gurnos
52.3
Manchester
Beswick and Clayton
52.2
Cardiff
Butetown
52.2
Glasgow City
Springburn
52.2
Liverpool
Melrose
52.1
Wirral
Birkenhead
51.9
Newcastle upon Tyne
Monkchester
51.9
Denbighshire
Rhyl West
51.9
Manchester
Benchill
51.8
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Bridgend
Bettws
51.7
Kensington and Chelsea
Golborne
51.2
Tendring
Golf Green
51.2
Tower Hamlets
Mile End East
51.0
Glasgow City
Milton
51.0
Nottingham
St. Ann's
50.8
Westminster
Queen's Park
50.7
Middlesbrough
Park End
50.7
Neath Port Talbot
Sandfields West
50.7
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Tylorstown
50.7
Hammersmith and Fulham
College Park and Old Oak
50.6
Salford
Langworthy
50.6
Haringey
Northumberland Park
50.5
Manchester
Central
50.5
Newcastle upon Tyne
Byker
50.5
Glasgow City
Wyndford
50.4
Manchester
Bradford
50.3
Glasgow City
Drumry
50.3
Renfrewshire
Ferguslie
50.3
Hackney
Hoxton
50.2
Telford and Wrekin
Woodside
50.2
Liverpool
Pirrie
50.1
Wrexham
Queensway
50.1
Manchester
Ardwick
50.0
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Southcoates East
50.0
St. Helens
Parr and Hardshaw
49.9
Glasgow City
Braidfauld
49.9
Haringey
White Hart Lane
49.8
Islington
Bunhill
49.6
Manchester
Newton Heath
49.6
Liverpool
Kensington
49.5
Hackney
Wick
49.4
Tower Hamlets
Limehouse
49.3
Knowsley
Northwood
49.3
Liverpool
Abercromby
49.3
Nottingham
Aspley
49.2
Glasgow City
Merchant City
49.1
Brent
Stonebridge
49.0
Cardiff
Ely
49.0
Hammersmith and Fulham
Wormholt and White City
48.8
Islington
Finsbury Park
48.8
Sandwell
Soho and Victoria
48.8
Notes:
1. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically.
2. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer systems; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC.
3. The total numbers of children aged 0-15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year have been used as the denominator for the percentages given. Source:
DWP Information Directorate.
