§ 35. Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will estimate the additional number of seriously disabled people likely to qualify for the special attendance allowance when this is extended in June.
§ Mr. DeanIt has been estimated that up to 50,000 people born in the years 1908 to 1956 will qualify for the new lower-rate attendance allowance which becomes payable for this age group from June.
§ 56. Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number of applications for the attendance allowance have involved cases of haemophilia; and in how many of these, since its inception, the allowance has been granted.
§ Mr. DeanAttendance allowance has been awarded to 23 severely disabled people whose main cause of helplessness was stated to be a coagulation defect. Information is not available regarding the total number of such claimants.