Written question asked by John Cummings (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 January 1998. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 January 1998 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security;Social Security Benefits Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many recipients of invalidity benefit there are in the Seaham and Peterlee Benefits Agency area. - Text of letter from Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of Benefits Agency and inc available figs.

Answer: Mr. Cummings: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of invalidity benefit there are in the Seaham and Peterlee Benefits Agency area. [21589] Mr. Denham: The administration of Incapacity Benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend. Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. John Cummings, dated 13 January 1998: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many recipients of Invalidity Benefit (IVB) there are in the Seaham and Peterlee Benefits Agency area. The information is not available in the format requested. IVB was replaced by Incapacity Benefit (IB) on 13 April 1995. The figures shown in the table below are for IB short term higher and IB long term, that is, cases from the 29th week of incapacity. Peterlee Benefit Agency Office: 7,400 Seaham Benefit Agency Office: 2,760 Figures are provisional and subject to change. The figures quoted are as at 31 May 1997, and are taken from a 5% sample of the IB computer system and exclude a small number of clerically processed cases. I hope you find this reply helpful.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21589; 304 c249-50W;304 c245-6W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Invalidity benefits Incapacity benefit Recipients Social security benefits Seaham Peterlee
Contains statistics: Yes