Written question asked by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Thursday, 5 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people in Hampstead and Highgate will benefit from the latest rise in child benefit. - Including figures and fact that information requested not available.

Answer: Ms Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Hampstead and Highgate will benefit from the latest rise in Child Benefit. [158011] Angela Eagle: The information as requested is not available. However, the latest information shows there are 8,565 families with 14,964 children in the Hampstead and Highgate parliamentary constituency receiving Child Benefit. Since 1997 the rate of Child Benefit for the first child has increased by 26 per cent. in real terms. The rates from April 2001 are £15.50 for the first child and £10.35 for all other children. Notes: 1. Figures are based on the November 2000 100 per cent. extract of the Child Benefit computer system. 2. Cases are allocated to each parliamentary constituency by matching the postcode against the relevant version of the ONS Postcode Directory. Constituency boundaries are represented as at May 1997.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 158011; 366 c625W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Child support Children Child benefit Social security benefits Uprating Hampstead
Contains statistics: Yes
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