Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 16 November 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many funeral payment grants have been made in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland over the last three years.
Information regarding funeral payment awards for Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
The available information is in the following table.
Number of funeral payment awards by country and financial year | |||
Scotland | England | Wales | |
2007-08 | 5,990 | 31,260 | 2,280 |
2008-09 | 5,770 | 32,460 | 2,290 |
2009-10 | 5,560 | 31,220 | 2,240 |
Notes: 1. The information provided is Management Information. Our preference is to answer all parliamentary questions using Official/National Statistics but in this case we only have Management Information available. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official/National statistics and there are some issues with the data, for example, numbers given do not include claims which were processed clerically and had not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System by the end of the relevant financial year. 2. The number of awards includes those made after re-consideration or appeal. 3. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System |
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