The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Tag: Benefits

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit – 22 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit on 22nd May 1986.

    Mr. Dewar Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many statutory single payments were made to pensioners in Scotland under the supplementary benefit rules in each of the last five years for which records are available.

    Mr. Major I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

    Mr. Dewar Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pensioners in Scotland are currently in receipt of supplementary benefit.

    Mr. Major The figure was 148,000 at February 1985, the latest date for which information is available.
    Source: Quarterly Statistical Enquiry.

    Mrs. Peacock Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in the Batley and Spen constituency received assistance through supplementary benefit with mortgage repayments in each of the last 12 months.

    Mr. Newton I regret that this information is not available.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits – 20 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits on 20th May 1986.

    Mr. Evans Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the amount of money saved by his Department each year by the failure of people to claim benefits for which they would be eligible.

    Mr. Major [pursuant to his reply, 19 May 1986]: No estimates are available for unemployment benefit. For supplementary benefit payable to the unemployed (including appropriate housing costs) it is estimated, on 1981 family expenditure survey data, that £410 million was unclaimed throughout the year.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Unclaimed Benefits – 19 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Unclaimed Benefits on 19th May 1986.

    Mr. Evans Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the amount of money saved by his Department each year by the failure of people to claim benefits for which they would be eligible.

    Mr. Major I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

    Mr. Evans Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the number of people who failed to claim unemployment benefit for which they were eligible in each of the last three years.

    Mr. Major No estimates are available on the number of people who fail to claim unemployment benefit.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Invalidity Benefit – 15 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Invalidity Benefit on 15th May 1986.

    Mr. Barry Jones Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in Wales are currently in receipt of invalidity benefit.

    Mr. Major One hundred and eight thousand as at 30 March 1985, the latest date for which information is available.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit – 15 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit on 15th May 1986.

    Mr. Barry Jones Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people in Wales are currently in receipt of supplementary benefit; and what was the figure in May 1979.

    Mr. Major The latest information available is as follows:

    Year | Numbers

    May 1979 | 175,000

    February 1985 | 279,000

    Source: Quarterly Statistical Enquiries

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Housing Benefit – 14 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Housing Benefit on 14th May 1986.

    Mr. Meacher Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he intends to institute a pro rata non-dependants deduction for housing benefit for part-time workers.

    Mr. Major The future arrangements for non-dependant contributions under the reformed housing benefit scheme are still under consideration.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits (Coventry) – 9 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Benefits (Coventry) on 9th May 1986.

    Mr. Park Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many tenants in no-fines dwellings in the Coventry North-East constituency are in receipt of additional heating allowances.

    Mr. Major I regret that the information requested is not available.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Unemployment Benefit – 6 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Unemployment Benefit on 6th May 1986.

    Sir Russell Johnston Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the rate of unemployment benefit in April in each of the years 1980 to 1985.

    Mr. Major I refer the hon. Member to the publication “Social Security Statistics 1985”, a copy of which is in the Library.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit – 6 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit on 6th May 1986.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what reciprocal arrangements with Northern Ireland have been made under section 31 of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976.

    Mr. Major None. It has not been necessary to make use of this power since problems which have arisen over co-ordination with the Northern Ireland system of supplementary benefits have been resolved by other means.

  • Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit – 2 May 1986

    Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Supplementary Benefit on 2nd May 1986.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the cost to his Department of issuing a leaflet to every young person sitting general certificate of education or certificate of secondary education examinations explaining the conditions under which they may claim supplementary benefit, in the light of the decision of the tribunal of commissioners R(F)2/85.

    Mr. Major It is not usual to issue leaflets which provide full details of complex conditions of entitlement. However, the basic cost of a leaflet for young people sitting examinations would be some £40,000 plus distribution costs which would be relatively high since there is no mechanism for such a distribution.

    Mr. Frank Field Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement as to when a young person who is 16 years old after 1 February but attends school in the current term just to take examinations is entitled to supplementary benefit, following the decision of the tribunal of commissioners R(F)2/85 and circular S51/85.

    Mr. Major Such a decision is a matter for the independent adjudicating authorities.