Disability (Hansard, 23 January 1992)

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether claimants with a disability who are receiving assistance with mortgage interest payments will retain that assistance if upon taking up a job they qualify for disability working allowance; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Scott
Disability working allowance (DWA) will not include help with mortgage payments. However, no one will be obliged to claim and of those who choose to do so only a small number will be worse off than if they remained on income support. We estimate that about 10,000 DWA recipients will have mortgages and will be better off on DWA.

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether employed status ET or YT trainees, or self-employed people, with a disability are eligible to claim disability working allowance; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Scott
People with a disability who are self-employed or working for an employer, including those on employment training and youth training schemes with employed status, are eligible to claim disability working allowance if they work for 16 or more hours a week.

Regions Unemployed Others Part time work Total

1990 82,000 210,000 18,000 310,000

North Eastern 14,000 28,000 3,000 45,000

London North 14,000 35,000 2,000 51,000

South Western 6,000 17,000 2,000 25,000

Wales 4,000 19,000 2,000 26,000

Midlands 14,000 35,000 3,000 52,000

North Western 14,000 33,000 2,000 50,000

Scotland 5,000 9,000 1,000 14,000

London South 10,000 34,000 3,000 47,000

1989 84,000 179,000 17,000 281,000

North Eastern 16,000 26,000 2,000 45,000

London North 14,000 28,000 2,000 44,000

South Western 5,000 16,000 3,000 23,000

Wales 6,000 15,000 1,000 22,000

Midlands 12,000 29,000 2,000 44,000

North Western 16,000 32,000 4,000 52,000

Scotland 5,000 9,000 1,000 15,000

London South 9,000 24,000 2,000 35,000

Notes:
1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Due to rounding the sum of individual entries may not equal the totals given.
3. The figures for part time work include relevant cases from both the unemployed and other groups.
Source: Annual Statistical Enquiries 1989 and 1990.
Figures for 1991 are not yet available.

Regions	Unemployed	Others	Part time work	Total
1990	82,000	210,000	18,000	310,000
North Eastern	14,000	28,000	3,000	45,000
London North	14,000	35,000	2,000	51,000
South Western	6,000	17,000	2,000	25,000
Wales	4,000	19,000	2,000	26,000
Midlands	14,000	35,000	3,000	52,000
North Western	14,000	33,000	2,000	50,000
Scotland	5,000	9,000	1,000	14,000
London South	10,000	34,000	3,000	47,000
1989	84,000	179,000	17,000	281,000
North Eastern	16,000	26,000	2,000	45,000
London North	14,000	28,000	2,000	44,000
South Western	5,000	16,000	3,000	23,000
Wales	6,000	15,000	1,000	22,000
Midlands	12,000	29,000	2,000	44,000
North Western	16,000	32,000	4,000	52,000
Scotland	5,000	9,000	1,000	15,000
London South	9,000	24,000	2,000	35,000