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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the proportion of (a) new recipients and (b) existing recipients of each main social security benefit who receive payment by automated credit transfer. [117874] Mr. Rooker: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table. Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Benefit type New customers in receipt of ACT Existing customers in receipt of ACT Child Benefit 54 38 Disability Living Allowance 33 36 Industrial Injuries and Death Benefit{1} n/a 17 Income Support 10 13 Invalid Care Allowance{2} n/a 9 Incapacity Benefit 41 27 Retirement Pension and Widows Pension 50 44 War Pensions 56 53 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a = not available {1} Introduced April 1996 {2} Introduced June 1997 Notes: 1. Method of payment analysis for JSA is not available. 2. The figures are the latest available reflecting the position as at 30 November 1999.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

347 c532W; 117874

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Disability living allowance Child benefit Carers' benefits Income support Incapacity benefit Payments Recipients Social security benefits State retirement pensions War pensions Automated credit transfer Industrial injuries disablement benefit

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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