Invalidity Pensioners (Hansard, 21 December 1984)

§ Mrs. Beckett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures for (a) the average amount of additional component received by invalidity pensioners for (i) all invalidity pensioners and (ii) each of the groups receiving one of the rates of invalidity allowance and (b) for each of the three rates of invalidity allowance, a breakdown of the amount of earnings-related component (1) up to £1, (2) £1 to £2, (3) £2 to £3, (4) £3 to £4 and (5) up to the maximum point.

§ Mr. Newton
The information on(a) as at 2 April 1983, the latest date for which information is available, is as follows:
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IVA = Invalidity allowance.
IVB = Invalidity benefit.
I regret that a breakdown of the amount of additional component in payment is not available.

§ Mrs. Beckett
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the latest available figures for (a) the number of invalidity pensioners receiving each of the three rates of invalidity allowance, (b) for each of these three groups the number also receiving an earnings-related additional component, (c) the total number of invalidity pensioners receiving both invalidity allowance and the additional component on top of their invalidity pension, (d) of these the number also receiving supplementary benefit, (e) the number of invalidity pensioners claiming for an adult dependant and (f) the number claiming for a child dependant.

§ Mr. Newton
The table provides the information requested on the number of invalidity benefit beneficiaries receiving invalidity allowance and the additional component as at 2 April 1983, the latest date for which information is available.

Higher rate IVA Middle rate IVA Lower rate IVA

(a) Number of IVB beneficiaries receiving IVA 184,000 153,000 281,000

(b) Number of IVB beneficiaries receiving IVA and AC 69,000 60,000 147,000

(c) The total number of IVB beneficiaries receiving both IVA and the additional component is therefore 276,000.

(d) Information on the number of IVB beneficiaries receiving both IVA and AC and supplementary benefit is not readily available.

(e) The number of IVB beneficiaries claiming for an adult dependant is 323,000.

(f) The number of IVB beneficiaries claiming for a child dependant is 112,000 but 78,000 of these beneficiaries also claimed an increase for an adult dependant and are included in the figure in (e) above.

I V B =Invalidity benefit

A C =Additional component

I V A =Invalidity allowance.

	Higher rate IVA	Middle rate IVA	Lower rate IVA
(a) Number of IVB beneficiaries receiving IVA	184,000	153,000	281,000
(b) Number of IVB beneficiaries receiving IVA and AC	69,000	60,000	147,000
(c) The total number of IVB beneficiaries receiving both IVA and the additional component is therefore 276,000.
(d) Information on the number of IVB beneficiaries receiving both IVA and AC and supplementary benefit is not readily available.
(e) The number of IVB beneficiaries claiming for an adult dependant is 323,000.
(f) The number of IVB beneficiaries claiming for a child dependant is 112,000 but 78,000 of these beneficiaries also claimed an increase for an adult dependant and are included in the figure in (e) above.
I V B =Invalidity benefit
A C =Additional component
I V A =Invalidity allowance.