Mr. Jenkins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many residents in Tamworth constituency have active post office card accounts; [220106]
(2) how much and what proportion of each type of state benefit paid to residents in Tamworth constituency was paid into post office card accounts in each of the last five years. [220107]
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Mr. Plaskitt:
The answer is not available in the precise format requested.
The following table shows the number and percentage of state benefit payments paid into Post Office card accounts in Tamworth constituency in each of the last five years.
December 2003
December 2004
December 2005
December 2006
December 2007
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Attendance Allowance
10
1
120
17
140
22
130
21
130
25
Bereavement Benefit
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
11
10
5
Disability Living Allowance
30
1
470
13
540
23
550
23
560
23
Incapacity Benefit
50
2
250
13
350
27
330
26
290
25
Carers Allowance
—
—
150
19
160
31
140
31
140
29
Industrial Death Benefit
—
—
—
—
10
56
10
60
10
57
Industrial Injuries
10
2
110
18
120
32
110
30
100
30
Income Support
170
7
420
17
590
40
580
37
530
34
Jobseekers Allowance
10
1
80
10
90
22
90
20
80
18
Pension Credit
20
1
920
24
1,300
44
1,280
42
1,240
41
State Pension
150
1
1,680
13
2,630
23
2,510
22
2,410
21
Severe Disablement Allowance
—
—
20
11
40
28
40
27
30
29
Widows Benefit
—
—
20
10
30
22
20
20
20
15
Total
460
2
4,25 0
15
5,98 0
30
5,78 0
28
5,520
27
Notes:
1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages to the nearest whole per cent.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Figures refer to payment accounts. Claimants with more than one account will be counted for each account. Figures only relate to accounts live and in payment as at December in each year, 2003 to 2007.
4. Child benefit is administered by HM Revenue and Customs and war pensions are administered by MOD. These benefits have therefore been excluded. Source:
DWP, Information Directorate
Ian Lucas:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much and what proportion of each type of state benefit payable to residents in Wrexham constituency was paid into Post Office card accounts in each of the last five years. [218773]
Mr. Plaskitt:
The answer is not available in the precise format requested. The following table shows the number and percentage of state benefit payments paid into Post Office card accounts in Wrexham constituency in each of the last five years.
December 2003
December 2004
December 2005
December 2006
December 2007
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Attendance Allowance
10
2
120
17
140
21
140
23
130
23
Bereavement Benefit
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
9
—
—
Disability Living Allowance
20
1
680
18
810
22
820
22
810
21
Incapacity Benefit
—
—
360
16
510
22
470
21
420
20
Carers Allowance
—
—
130
18
160
21
180
24
160
21
Industrial Death Benefit
—
—
10
58
10
55
10
50
—
—
Industrial Injuries
—
—
130
27
130
27
110
24
110
24
Income Support
20
1
570
23
810
32
760
30
700
28
Jobseeker's Allowance
—
—
70
10
130
16
150
18
140
17
Pension Credit
—
—
950
27
1,500
42
1,500
42
1,460
41
State Pension
30
—
1,740
17
2,630
25
2,540
23
2,490
22
Severe Disablement Allowance
—
—
30
13
60
30
60
29
50
27
Widows Benefit
—
—
10
5
40
25
30
22
20
21
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Total
80
—
4,790
19
6,910
27
6,760
26
6,490
25
Notes:
1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages to the nearest whole per cent.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Figures refer to payment accounts. Claimants with more than one account will be counted for each account. Figures only relate to accounts live and in payment on the specified date.
4. Child benefit is administered by HM Revenue and Customs and war pensions are administered by MOD. These benefits have therefore been excluded.
Source:
DWP, Information Directorate
