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Mr. Drew
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people draw their pensions through post offices using casual agents. [100563]
Malcolm Wicks
Information on the number of people who draw their pensions through post offices using casual agents is not available.There is a facility available for all benefit and pension recipients to allow an individual to complete the reverse of a giro cheque or payment foil from their order book, which gives authorisation to someone to act as their agent on a one-off or temporary basis, without notifying the Department.