HC Deb 17 March 1998 vol 308 cc536-8W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many new claims for disability living allowance were(a) made and (b) awarded in each quarter since April 1992; [34104]

(2) how many life awards of disability living allowance in each quarter since April 1992 were made in respect of (a) the care component and (b) the mobility component; [34105]

(3) how many new awards of disability living allowance, in each year since 1992, (a) were made on the basis of the claim pack alone, (b) also required a factual report from a GP or consultant, (c) required a medical examination and (d) required other evidence, broken down by (i) care component and (ii) mobility component; [34106]

(4) how many people receiving disability living allowance were living in non-local authority residential care or nursing homes for more than 28 days, in each year since 1992. [34107]

Mr. Denham

The administration of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a matter for Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with further details.

Letter from David Riggs to Mr. Archy Kirkwood, dated 16 March 1998: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked Peter Mathison to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions regarding claims for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). As Mr. Mathison is away from the office on leave, I am replying. The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the attached tables. The number of people receiving DLA living in non local authority residential care or nursing homes for more than 28 days is not available. I hope you find this reply helpful

Disability Living Allowance claims made and awarded since April 19921
Quarter ending Claims received2 Claims decided2 Claims awarded2
June 19923 173,834 105,844 71,014
September 19923 128,031 179,331 141,897
December 19923 122,402 161,539 105,475
March 1993 133,135 154,812 89,535
June 1993 120,367 129,403 71,743
September 1993 104,777 107,641 51,946
December 1993 99,012 97,528 47,304
March 1994 110,955 102,467 52,354
June 1994 121,572 112,315 55,253
September 1994 129,729 126,240 59,484
December 1994 119,473 120,006 54,653
March 1995 132,816 130,640 63,403
June 1995 117,102 119,087 58,979
September 1995 126,233 122,565 61,499
December 1995 126,273 128,955 64,136
March 1996 141,103 132,563 63,275
June 1996 134,831 129,078 60,229
September 1996 133,922 131,059 61,304
December 1996 124,554 131,112 61,365
March 1997 124,281 124,546 56,771
June 1997 132,092 121,318 54,352
September 1997 121,067 125,333 56,478
December 1997 110,813 115,369 52,627

New Awards of Disability Living Allowance by components and evidence type1
Claim pack alone Factual Report Medical Examination Other Evidence All types of evidence
1992–93
Care component 90,398 45,057 40,075 6,831 182,362
Mobility component 97,133 58,911 48,060 8,672 212,776
1993–94
Care component 63,406 47,966 32,764 6,246 150,382
Mobility component 68,050 54,794 38,335 6,677 167,855
1994–95
Care component 67,085 60,841 31,522 9,325 168,773
Mobility component 70,481 68,919 35,793 9,633 184,826
1995–96
Care component 62,770 70,083 41,425 11,430 185,708
Mobility component 62,176 78,331 45,997 11,075 197,579
1996–97
Care component 32,694 81,946 63,210 7,641 185,491
Mobility component 22,030 86,922 69,763 5,659 184,375
1997–982
Care component 25,560 75,288 48,632 7,377 156,857
Mobility component 14,076 74,944 51,538 4,152 144,709
1Source: Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data.
2Figures relate to the 11 months ending 28 February 1998.

Note:

The data includes DLA Normal Rules and DLA Special Rules Claims.

Disability Living Allowance claims made and awarded since April 19921
Quarter ending Claims received2 Claims decided2 Claims awarded2
Additional information4
February to June 1992 370,200 250,455 82,589
1Source: Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data.
2 Includes top up.
3Excludes a small number processed in 1992 for which the exact date of processing was unknown.
4Relates to all claims registered and decided up to end of June 1992. Although DLA was payable from the start of April 1992 some claims were before the start of April 1992.

Awards of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Care component Mobility component
Quarter ending All awards Life awards All awards Life awards
May 1993 44,400 23,200 49,100 27,900
August 1993 38,400 20,200 42,400 23,900
November 1993 33,200 18,500 36,300 21,900
February 1994 33,500 20,100 37,300 25,800
May 1994 39,300 23,400 43,200 29,600
August 1994 42,700 24,100 48,700 30,700
November 1994 41,700 23,700 46,300 29,100
February 1995 41,800 25,200 45,300 31,600
May 1995 45,500 28,100 48,700 33,300
August 1995 44,200 27,800 47,800 33,900
November 1995 51,100 34,700 54,900 40,800
February 1996 43,900 29,300 44,500 32,700
May 1996 48,100 30,100 48,500 33,500
August 1996 46,200 27,600 47,200 31,500
November 1996 49,900 30,500 51,100 33,200
February 1997 42,600 24,000 40,900 24,500
May 1997 40,600 22,300 40,200 24,000
August 1997 44,500 22,700 43,200 24,300
November 1997 41,500 21,200 39,400 22,500

Note:

Figures rounded to the nearest hundred relate to awards made on initial claim.

Source:

Analytical Services Division: 5 per cent. data.