Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
15 Dec 2008 : Column 408Wcontinued
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many nights he has spent in hotels on official business in the last 12 months. [240830]
Jonathan Shaw: The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has spent a total of seven nights in hotels in the last 12 months paid for by the Department.
Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions since the local housing allowance was introduced tenants have made legal or other representations to be classed as vulnerable in order to have their allowance paid direct to their landlord. [242945]
Kitty Ussher [holding answer 11 December 2008]: This information is not available.
Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many calendar days on average each local authority in Kent took to process (a) new housing benefit claims and (b) housing benefit claims submitted by existing recipients as a result of a change in circumstances in each of the last five years. [241781]
Kitty Ussher: The available information is in the following tables.
Average days to process new housing benefit claims: Kent local authorities | |||||
Local authority | 20003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Notes: 1. Housing benefit claim processing times are measured in calendar days from the day a claim is received to the date a decision is made. 2. Housing benefit claim processing performance data is supplied to DWP by local authorities and is un-audited. Source: Local Authority Management Information returns to DWP. |
Average days to process housing benefit changes of circumstances: Kent local authorities | |||||
Local authority | 20003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Notes: 1. Housing benefit change of circumstances processing times are measured in calendar days from the day a change is notified to the date a decision is made. 2. Housing benefit change of circumstances processing performance data is supplied to DWP by local authorities and is un-audited. Source: Local Authority Management Information returns to DWP. |
Mark Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many housing benefit claimants there are in (a) the North West, (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council area and (c) Cheadle constituency. [242533]
Kitty Ussher [holding answer 11 December 2008]: As at August 2007, the most recent available information, there were 518,600 housing benefit recipients in the north-west. At the same date there were 14,000 housing benefit recipients in Stockport metropolitan borough council area. Housing benefit information is not available at constituency level.
Notes:
1. Data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System
Quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken in August 2007.
Jenny Willott:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what modelling his Department has carried out of different economic and labour market conditions in assessing the potential effect of changes in eligibility for income support on (a) lone parents and (b) people
claiming employment support allowance; and if he will make a statement. [241002]
Mr. McNulty: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave on 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1977W.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the headquarters address is of each Jobcentre Plus district. [242053]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 10 December 2008]: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question requesting the headquarters addresses for each Jobcentre Plus district. This is something that falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.
The addresses of all the district headquarters offices are enclosed.
I hope this information is helpful.
East Midlands | |
District | Address |
London | |
District | Address |
Unicorn House, 2nd Floor, 28 Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1NX |
Next Section | Index | Home Page |