(2) what estimate he has made of the number of households in York which will receive the (a) £250 and (b) £400 winter fuel payment in 2008-09.
The information is as follows:
PQ/08/230253
Expenditure on winter fuel payments in the parliamentary constituency of York in 2006-07 was £3.5 million. Expenditure on winter fuel payments in the local authority area in 2006-07 was £6.5 million. Forecasts of benefit expenditure are not produced below national level and it is not possible to derive a forecast for 2008-09 using 2006-07 outturn data because the benefit rates for winter fuel payments have changed for 2008-09 and because adequate caseload data are not available.
Source:
Information directorate 100 per cent. data.
PQ/08/230254
Figures for winter 2007-08 are not yet available.
In winter 2006-07 we made:
10,810 winter fuel payments to households in the city of York constituency and 20,820 winter fuel payments to households in York local authority with a member aged 60-79; and
4,080 winter fuel payments to households in the city of York constituency and 7,340 winter fuel payments to households in York local authority with a member aged 80 or over.
We expect in 2008-09 similar numbers to receive the £250 and £400 respectively.
Notes:
1. Figures rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.
3. Please note that a small number of these households receive amounts higher than the usual rate for their age group, where the household includes more than two individuals each entitled to payments at half of the usual household rate.
Source:
Information directorate 100 per cent. data.