HC Deb 16 November 1992 vol 214 c78W
Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make available statistics relating to the take-up of invalidity benefit by region.

Mr. Scott

Information is held on the number of recipients of invalidity benefit, by standard statistical region, which is in the table1.

Region Numbers
Scotland 181,400
Wales 146,600
England
Northern 126,300
Yorkshire and Humberside 124,500
East Midlands 74,200
East Anglia 28,800
South East 219,200
South Western 71,900
West Midlands 105,900
North Western 219,800
Overseas 7,400
Total 1,306,000
1 Information from a 1 per cent. sample of claimants as at 30 March 1991.

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