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Supplementary Benefit

Volume 928: debated on Monday 14 March 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services under what circumstances the rent element of supplementary benefit is paid direct to landlords or managers of housing trust property.

The Supplementary Benefits Commission authorises direct payment of rent in cases of persistent rent default or where it considers that it would be in the claimant's best interests to do so. Board and lodging vouchers may be issued in similar circumstances.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many appeals against refusal of supplementary benefit there have been in each of the last three years by region; how many succeeded; and how many failed.

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 11th March 1977; Vol. 927, c. 687] gave the following information:Following is the information about appeals heard by tribunals for the years 1973–5. Figures for 1976 are not yet available.

1973

1974

1975

Total

Successful

Failed

Total

Successful

Failed

Total

Successful

Failed

Northern1,2102759351,3322561,0761,5773551,222
Yorkshire and Humberside2,0673921,6752,3044271,8772,5795152,064
East Midlands and East Anglia1,5403321,2081,5753021,2732,1545811,573
London (North)2,4506381,8122,2615331,7283,0026882,314
London (South)2,3504401,9102,5074092,0983,2885452,743
London (West)2,0173941,6232,0183811,6372,1354781,657
South-Western1,7704661,3041,7344191,3152,6356202,015
West Midlands2,6695632,1072,7384532,2853,9147363,178
North-West (Manchester)1,8932581,6352,1952811,9143,2005862,614
North-West (Merseyside2,0073131,6942,2273491,8783,2636352,628
Wales1,5683141,2541,7382781,4602,2254111,814
Scotland2,9454162,4992,9823882,5942,7873942,393
Total24,4864,83019,65625,6114,47621,13532,7596,54426,215