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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Havant constituency have migrated from over the counter benefit payments to automated credit transfer in each of the last 12 months. [167330] Mr. Pond: The number of pensioner accounts (men over 65 women over 60) in the parliamentary constituency of Havant that have migrated from over the counter benefit payments to Direct Payment in the past 12 months is in the table. Figures refer to accounts migrating. An individual pensioner paid two benefits separately will be counted as two pensioner accounts. Statistics are taken from individual scans of benefit databases at a point in time each month. New accounts opened and closed in between scans are not included in the figures. Similarly, if a person changes their method of payment and then reverts back to the old method of payment this change will not be included. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Time period Number of accounts migrating 24 January 2004 to 21 February 2004 285 27 December 2003 to 24 January 2004 305 29 November 2003 to 27December 2003 35 1 November 2003 to 29 November 2003 170 4 October 2003 to 1 November 2003 225 6 September 2003 to 4 October 2003 20 9 August 2003 to 6 September 2003 120 12 July 2003 to 9August 2003 70 14 June 2003 to 12 July 2003 20 17 May 2003 to 14 Jun 2003 65 19 April 2003 to 17 May 2003 45 22 March 2003 to 19 April 2003 5 22 February 2003 to 22 March 2003 30 25 January 2003 to 22 February 2003 40 28 December 2002 to 25 January 2003 5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

167330; 421 c1467W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Pensioners Social security benefits Havant Automated credit transfer

Contains statistics

Yes

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