Helen Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Jones on 2014-03-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warrington currently have benefits of which type paid into a Post Office card account.
Steve Webb
The information is not available in the format requested as data held relates to payment accounts rather than people. A customer may receive benefits in the form of a separate payment for each benefit to which they are entitled or a single, combined payment. Each of these payments is termed a payment account which would be paid into the same Post Office card account.
The number of payment accounts paid into a Post Office Card Account split by benefit type in Warrington Local Authority as at February 2013 is shown in the table below.
Number of payment accounts paid via a Post Office Card Account by benefit type in Warrington Local Authority: February 2013
|
Total Benefits paid via Post Office Card Accounts |
9,540 |
|
Attendance Allowance |
390 |
|
Bereavement Benefit |
10 |
|
Disability Living Allowance |
1,260 |
|
Employment and Support Allowance |
610 |
|
Incapacity Benefit |
200 |
|
Carer’s Allowance |
170 |
|
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit |
190 |
|
Income Support |
480 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
440 |
|
Pension Credit |
1,730 |
|
State Pension |
3,970 |
|
Severe Disablement Benefit |
90 |
|
Widow’s Benefit |
10 |
Source: DWP Information, Governance & Security Directorate, 100% data
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Figures refer to payment accounts. Claimants with more than one account will be counted for each account. Figures only relate to accounts live and in payment on the specified date.
