Benefit<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>Volume<\/strong><\/p><\/td>Banking Costs<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (AA) (inc Overseas)<\/p><\/td> | 14,914,870<\/p><\/td> | £65,625.43<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (DLA) (inc Overseas)<\/p><\/td> | 47,522,463<\/p><\/td> | £209,098.84<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (ESF)<\/p><\/td> | 288<\/p><\/td> | £1.27<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | CARERS ALLOWANCE (CA) (inc Overseas)<\/p><\/td> | 27,066,880<\/p><\/td> | £119,094.27<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | INCAPACITY BENEFIT (INCAP)<\/p><\/td> | 10,093,974<\/p><\/td> | £44,413.49<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | INCOME SUPPORT (IS)<\/p><\/td> | 146,845,498<\/p><\/td> | £646,120.19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | INDUSTRIAL INJURIES (IIDB)<\/p><\/td> | 11,975,719<\/p><\/td> | £52,693.16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | OVERSEAS DIVISION (ODIIDB)<\/p><\/td> | 73,828<\/p><\/td> | £324.84<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | JSA<\/p><\/td> | 30,546,139<\/p><\/td> | £134,403.01<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | MORTGAGE DIRECT (JSA MD)<\/p><\/td> | 239,080<\/p><\/td> | £1,051.95<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | LPS<\/p><\/td> | 71,171<\/p><\/td> | £313.15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | LPS MID<\/p><\/td> | 1,900<\/p><\/td> | £8.36<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | MORTGAGE DIRECT (MI)<\/p><\/td> | 1,299,364<\/p><\/td> | £5,717.20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | RETIREMENT PENSIONS<\/p><\/td> | 339,855,838<\/p><\/td> | £1,495,365.69<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS (TPP)<\/p><\/td> | 44,715<\/p><\/td> | £196.75<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | WINTER FUEL NEW RULE (WFNR)<\/p><\/td> | 953,886<\/p><\/td> | £4,197.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | SOCIAL FUND (SF)<\/p><\/td> | 1,157,008<\/p><\/td> | £5,090.84<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | DWP ESA MID<\/p><\/td> | 617,369<\/p><\/td> | £2,716.42<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | DWP ESA<\/p><\/td> | 44,349,674<\/p><\/td> | £195,138.57<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | DWP CPS LOCAL PAYMENTS<\/p><\/td> | 1,930,311<\/p><\/td> | £8,493.37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | PIP<\/p><\/td> | 282,631<\/p><\/td> | £1,243.58<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Universal Credit<\/p><\/td> | 13,556<\/p><\/td> | £59.65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Benefits Total<\/p><\/td> | 679,559,975<\/p><\/td> | £2,990,063.89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | Excluding CSA/SPVA/CMS<\/p><\/td> | 686,118,046<\/p><\/td> | £3,018,919.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | TOTAL BACS<\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p><\/td>699,386,621<\/strong><\/p><\/td>£3,077,301.13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p>The Department does not have the breakdown for Faster Payments by benefit type, however the total volume figure of payments is 3,261,640 and a transaction value of £526,273.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on bank transfer transactions for each type of benefit and pension payment in the last financial year; and what the total cost was of those transfers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for funeral payments were awarded by his Department in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in each of the last three years; and what the average such award was in each of those years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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