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Finsbury Park And Archway (Claimants)

Volume 87: debated on Tuesday 19 November 1985

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of claimants at the Finsbury Park and Archway offices of his Department in receipt of (a) supplementary benefit and (b) single payments for furniture in September of each year since 1979.

The table shows the number of claimants receiving supplementary benefit from the Department's offices at Finsbury Park and Archway on 30 July 1985—the latest available figures—and at comparative dates in each of the preceding five years. Figures for 1979 are not now available.

Finsbury ParkArchway (Highgate)
198010,14311,775
198112,85913,981
198215,21516,679
198315,92916,276
198417,50717,072
198518,02318,332
Source 100 per cent. count of cases in action.Information is not available from which reliable estimates could be made of the number of single payments made for furniture by individual offices for any period. Statistics are collected monthly on the total number of all single payments made by each office and although later information for these offices is available, for comparison purposes details of awards of all single payments for the 4 week period ending 30 July 1985 and of the same periods in the preceding five years are given as follows:
Finsbury ParkArchway (Highgate)
1980245242
1981175178
1982224167
1983342236
1984324348
1985723481
Figures for 1979 are not now available.

Note: Since April 1984 the basis of counting single payment awards has changed. Now unsuccessful claims and separate payments made simultaneously to the same beneficiary but under different single payment regulations are also included.