To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was paid out in single payments to social security applicants in Lambeth in the financial year ended 31 March; and how much has been allocated under the social fund for the current year.

The London borough of Lambeth is served by 10 local social security offices. The boundaries of these offices are not conterminous with those of the borough. Figures for single payment expenditure for the period 8 April 1987 to 10 April 1988 are given in the table. The figures are provisional and subject to amendment.

Office	Expenditure
	£
Balham	238,476
Battersea	202,006
Brixton	253,353
Camberwell	130,768
Crystal Palace	228,931
Kennington Park	210,689
Oval	227,673
Peckham	168,065
South wark	164,513
Streatham	486,924

Information on the social fund allocations to local offices for 1988–89 was contained in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) on 4 November 1987 at columns