To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his answer to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) on 22 October 1990, Official Report, column 78, on income support deductions.
The latest count showed that 85 offices had income support cases with a deduction to clear community charge arrears. The number of deductions for each office is shown in the table.
| Local office | Number of deductions |
| Scotland | |
| Aberdeen (N) | 1 |
| Airdrie | 229 |
| Ayr | 383 |
| Bathgate | 67 |
| Bellshill | 887 |
| Campbeltown | 7 |
| Clydebank | 248 |
| Coatbridge | 634 |
| Cowdenbeath | 274 |
| Cumbernauld | 969 |
| Dumbarton | 511 |
| Dumfries | 1 |
| Dundee (E) | 29 |
| Dunfermline | 246 |
| East Kilbride | 154 |
| Falkirk | 824 |
| Galashiels | 493 |
| Glasgow Anniesland | 517 |
| Glasgow Bridgeton | 470 |
| Glasgow City | 245 |
| Glasgow Cranstonhill | 1 |
| Glasgow Craigton | 968 |
| Glasgow Laurieston | 733 |
| Glasgow Maryhill | 375 |
| Glasgow Partick | 264 |
| Glasgow Provan | 640 |
| Glasgow Shettleston | 786 |
Local office
| Number of deductions
|
| Glasgow Southside | 764 |
| Glasgow Springburn | 1,006 |
| Greenock | 486 |
| Hamilton | 418 |
| Irvine | 131 |
| Johnstone | 15 |
| Kilmamock | 536 |
| Kirkaldy | 229 |
| Leven | 39 |
| Motherwell | 839 |
| Oban | 12 |
| Paisley | 481 |
| Perth | 12 |
| Port Glasgow | 241 |
| Stirling | 1,391 |
| Sub Total | 17,556 |
England and Wales
| |
| Crewe | 21 |
| Liverpool Belle-Vale | 119 |
| Liverpool Crosby | 11 |
| Liverpool Kirkby | 896 |
| Manchester Cheetham | 17 |
| St. Helens | 35 |
| Warrington | 6 |
| Berwick | IS |
| Chester le Street | 145 |
| Gateshead | 550 |
| Goole | 137 |
| Hull (W) | 28 |
| Newcastle (W) | 1 |
| Pontefract | 1 |
| South Shields | 64 |
| Stanley | 86 |
| Stockton | 1 |
| Sunderland (N) | 1 |
| York | 3 |
| Birmingham South Yardley | 21 |
| Boston | 56 |
| Coventry (W) | 32 |
| Hereford | 9 |
| Rugby | 5 |
| Shrewsbury | 2 |
| Aberdare | 17 |
| Barry | 32 |
| Bournemouth | 1 |
| Cardiff Central | 4 |
| Cardiff (E) | 1 |
| Chippenham | 12 |
| Poole | 5 |
| Porthmadog/Dolgellau | 15 |
| Salisbury | 4 |
| Tonypandy | 6 |
| Torbay | 43 |
| Diss | 2 |
| Ashford | 2 |
| Gravesend | 1 |
Year
| Payments
| Payments
| £ cash value
| £ real value at 1990–91 price
| ||
A
| Nottingham B
| Nationally C
| Nottingham D
| Nationally E
| Nottingham F
| Nationally G
|
| 1980–81 | 280,000 | 1
| 3,600,000 | Nil | 6,600,000 | Nil |
| 1981–82 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1982–83 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1983–84 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1984–85 | 170,000 | 2,108 | 1,700,000 | 19,794·25 | 2,400,000 | 20,857·80 |
| 1985–86 | 450,000 | 4,143 | 11,600,000 | 96,668·45 | 15,600,000 | 129,948·50 |
| 1986–87 | 2,000,000 | 20,247 | 10,200,000 | 101,23500 | 13,300,000 | 131,589·50 |
| 1987–88 | 99,000 | Nil | 500,000 | Nil | 600,000 | Nil |
| 1988–89 | 502 | Nil | 2,510 | Nil | 2,884 | Nil |
| 1989–90 | 44,448 | Nil | 406,481 | Nil | 438,999 | Nil |
1 No information available. | ||||||
Local office
| Number of deductions
|
| Hastings | 9 |
| Isle of Wight | 8 |
| Kingston | 3 |
| New Forest | 1 |
| New Maiden | 24 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 6 |
| Sub Total | 2,458 |
| TOTAL | 20,014 |