HL Deb 16 October 1990 vol 522 cc879-80WA
Lord Swinfen

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For each year since the current regulations came into effect, how many people, being members of a Crown servant's family, have had their application for Severe Disablement Allowance turned down on grounds of inadequate residence in the United Kingdom due to accompanying the Crown servant on the Crown servant's posting abroad who would have been granted Severe Disablement Allowance if that Crown servant had been employed in the United Kingdom.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Henley)

I regret that this information is not available.

Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people are in receipt of Income Support, and what precentage this represents of the proportion over the age of 18, and how many of the recipients are:

  1. (a) of pensionable age;
  2. (b) registered disabled; and
  3. (c) registered unemployed.

Lord Henley

There were 4,143,000 people over the age of t 8 in receipt of Income Support in May 1989. This represents 9.6 per cent. of the population over the age of 18. Of this total:

  1. (a) 1,426,000 were of pensionable age (1)
  2. (b) 286,000 were in receipt of a disability premium (2)
  3. (c) 1,215,000 were registered unemployed.

Source.

Income Support Annual Statistical Inquiry May 1989.

Notes:

(1) Men age 65 or over. Women age 60 or over.

(2) Information on the number of people registered disabled is not available. The figure given represents the number of people who were receiving a disability premium in their Income Support.