Claimants (Lambeth, Central)

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now list in the Official Report for each of his Department's local offices serving the Lambeth, Central constituency the current number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants; and if he will give comparable figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981 where available.

[pursuant to his reply, 8 April 1982, c. 436]: The information requested is as follows:

Number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants at offices dealing with the Lambeth, Central constituency
Office	16 March 1982	17 March 1981	18 March 1980	20 March 1979
Supplementary benefits
Clapham
Non-pensioners	^*	2,914	2,466	2,392
Pensioners	^*	2,011	2,076	2,295

Office	16 March 1982	17 March 1981	18 March 1980	20 March 1979
Kennington
Non-pensioners	6,233	4,571	3,523	3,702
Pensioners	2,078	2,111	2,090	2,201
Brixton
Non-pensioners	6,562	3,288	2,488	2,780
Pensioners	2,567	1,816	1,838	1,898
Balham
Non-pensioners	7,347	3,134	2,469	2,656
Pensioners	4,181	2,830	2,844	2,925
Battersea
Non-pensioners	7,523	5,623	4,441	4,740
Pensioners	2,712	3,728	3,810	3,902
Contributory benefits
Brixton
Non-pensioners	18,780	21,690	22,300	25,256
Pensioners	Not available†
Balham
Non-pensioners	22,628	25,716	28,016	31,279
Pensioners	Not available†
Battersea
Non-pensioners	15,849	18,656	19,702	22,354
Pensioners	Not available†
Figures for supplementary benefits are the number of cases in action on the dates shown. Figures for contributory benefits are the number of claims received in the four week period ended on the date shown.
^* Office closed November 1981—work transferred to Brixton and Balham offices.
† This work isprocessed at the Department's North Fylde Central Office and details by local offices are not available.

Volume 22: debated on Monday 26 April 1982