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Jobseeker's allowance (income-based) are published in the report “Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-Up in 2006-07”. Estimates of the number of people eligible for the additional amount for carers in pension credit are not available.

The number of people in receipt of pension credit and carer’s allowance over the last five years is shown in table 1 and all pension credit expenditure on recipients entitled to the extra amount for carers is shown in table 2.

Table 1: Pension credit and carer’s allowance
Pension credit
As at February each year Carer’s allowance Total pension credit recipients Recipients with the additional amount for caring

2004

656,310

2,282,300

95,200

2005

721,610

2,654,670

153,810

2006

777,910

2,709,220

187,830

2007

823,820

2,730,940

215,050

2008

872,080

2,723,140

237,700

Notes:
1. Carer’s allowance figures include those people who are entitled to carer’s allowance but who do not receive a payment as a result of the overlapping benefit rules.
2. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
3. Pension credit recipients are people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a household.
4. From February 2005, estimates are derived from Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data. Prior to this, information on receipt of carer’s addition in pension credit is not available from the same source, so estimates are derived from 5 per cent. Sample data.
Source:
DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Table 2: Pension credit expenditure
£ million

Expenditure in cash terms Expenditure in 2008-09 prices

2003-04(1)

143

164

2004-05

447

500

2005-06

593

649

2006-07

717

762

2007-08

856

881

(1) Part year.
Source:
DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study 100 per cent. data, 5 per cent. sample data and DWP accounting systems.

Council Tax: Crosby

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people he estimates were (a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of council tax benefit in Crosby constituency in each year since 1997. [236608]


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Kitty Ussher: The information is not available in the format requested.

The latest estimates of the number of entitled non-recipients of means-tested benefit in Great Britain are published in the report ‘Income Related Benefits Estimates of Take-Up in 2006-07’, copies of which are available in the Library. The report includes information about council tax benefit, income support, pension credit, housing benefit and jobseeker's allowance (income based).

Estimates of eligibility are not available below the level of Great Britain.

Information for recipients of council tax benefit is not available at constituency level.

Departmental Buildings

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 59W, on departmental buildings, what the cost of each refurbishment was. [233387]

Jonathan Shaw: Details of the costs associated with all completed refurbishments, as provided in the reply of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 59W, will be placed in the Library.

Departmental Land

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much surplus land (a) his Department and (b) its agencies own; and what the (i) area and (ii) estimated monetary value of each site is. [236425]

Jonathan Shaw: My Department and its agencies do not hold any surplus land.

Departmental Manpower

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of the headcount reduction in his Department in each year since 2004 were (a) redeployed within his Department including its business units, (b) redeployed elsewhere within the Civil Service, including the names of the destination departments and (c) placed on his Department's employment register. [219496]

Jonathan Shaw: The following answer was provided to the hon. Member on 17 September 2008, however, due to a procedural error it was not published in the Official Report. The answer is as follows:


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Surplus staff redeployed within DWP Proportion of reduction in staffing (percentage) Surplus staff who transferred to other Departments Proportion of reduction in staffing (percentage)

2004-05

Information not held.

n/a

Information not held

n/a

2005-06

1,896

30

254

4

2006-07

2,830

45

147

2

2007-08

1,881

30

182

3

Total

6,607

35

583

3

Note:
Proportions are approximate as headcount reductions were measured on a full-time equivalent basis and surplus/redeployments on an individual member of staff basis.

Staff transferring to other Government Department Proportion of reduction in staffing (percentage)

2004-05

1,128

11

2005-06

826

13

2006-07

618

10

2007-08

700

11

Total

3,272

11

Note:
Proportions are approximate as headcount reductions were measured on a full-time equivalent basis and surplus-redeployments on an individual member of staff member.

Department Number of staff transferring from DWP

Home Office

435

Ministry of Justice

137

Department for Transport

116

Ministry of Defence

68

Department for Trade and Industry

64

Scottish Executive

64

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

62

HM Revenue and Customs

55

Department of Health

39

HM Treasury and Treasury Solicitor

36

Department for Education and Skills

34

HM Land Registry

31

Crown Prosecution Service

27

Department for Communities and Local Government

21

Cabinet Office

20

Health and Safety Executive

10

Others

75

Total

1,294

Note.
Departmental names shown as at the time staff member transferred.

Departmental Official Visits

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on overnight accommodation by his Department’s civil servants in the last 12 months. [228786]


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Jonathan Shaw: During the 12 months from September 2007 to August 2008 the Department employed an average of 114,000 staff.

The total spent on overnight accommodation for staff in that period was £12.4 million.

Departmental Postal Services

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department has taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months. [221486]

Jonathan Shaw: The following answer was provided to the hon. Member on 17 September 2008, however, due to a procedural error it was not published in the Official Report. The answer is as follows:

Departmental Public Participation

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) reviews and (b) public consultations have been initiated by his Department since 27 June 2007. [221363]

Jonathan Shaw: The following answer was provided to the hon. Member on 17 September 2008, however, due to a procedural error it was not published in the Official Report. The answer is as follows:


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