§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will classify refusals of severe disablement allowance to (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women according to the following reasons: (i) over pension age, (ii) not incapable of work, (iii) failed the 80 per cent. test, (iv) failed residence and presence conditions and (v) other.
§ Mr. NewtonThe available information as at 12 March is as follows.
Men Single and divorced women and widows Married women Over pension age 119 71 167 Not incapable of work 5 1 2 Disablement condition not satisfied 16 8 71 Other 34 17 22 TOTAL 174 97 262 Separate information is not available on the number who failed the residence or presence conditions. These cases are included under "Other".
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for severe 87W disablement allowance have been received; and how many claims have been decided at the last date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonAs at 12 March 18,983 claims for severe disablement allowance had been received of which 1,041 had been decided.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) favourable and(b)unfavourable decisions on applications for severe disablement allowance have been made to date.
Men Single and divorced women and widows Married women Exempt from disablement condition (under 20 when incapacity arose or claim links with non-contributory invalidity pension or housewives non-contributory invalidity pension) 79 59 42 Passported to disablement condition 25 13 269 Disablement condition satisfied 5 — 16 109 72 327