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WQ.536/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 10th DECEMBER 2019
Question
Will the Minister state –
- how much money was recovered monthly over the last year from Social Security or Income Support claimants through the repayment of overpayments made by the Minister's department; and
- how many individual households are currently paying repayments for overpayment of such benefits?
Answer
Part (a)
The income support scheme provides payments in advance to low income families. This ensures that vulnerable households are not left without funds to support their basic needs immediately following a drop in income. A system that makes payments in advance will always require adjustments where household income has increased after a payment has been made.
The table indicates the monthly totals for each month of 2019 in respect of adjustments from current Income Support claims and instalment payments received, in respect of the repayment of income support overpayments.
Some of this data has been extracted manually from operational records and the figures should be treated as estimates. As far as possible non- Income Support payments have been excluded from the analysis.
Month 2019 | Total amount received |
Jan | £190,000 |
Feb | £178,000 |
Mar | £240,000 |
Apr | £202,000 |
May | £296,000 |
Jun | £196,000 |
Jul | £360,000 |
Aug | £237,000 |
Sep | £194,000 |
Oct | £208,000 |
Nov | £246,000 |
(b) 1,172 IS household claims are currently being adjusted for overpayments.