Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 February 1997. It was answered by Malcolm Moss (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 February 1997 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

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Northern Ireland Office;Social Security Agency

Question

How many cold weather payments have been made in Northern Ireland during the current winter broken down by the station involved in triggering the payment; and list the cost and the number of recipients of the payments since 1986; and list the weather stations which provide data used in determining cold weather payments. - Text of letter from Alec Wylie of the Social Security Agency.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

290 c298-300W; 14899;14900;14898

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Cold weather payments Jobseeker's allowance Income support Expenditure Northern Ireland Weather

Contains statistics

Yes