§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many attendance allowance claims have been refused, broken down by the reasons for refusal, in each month since May 1992 at each disability benefit centre and for the country as a whole.
§ Mr. ScottThe administration of attendance allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.
Letter from Michael Bichard to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 22 June 1993:
As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking how many attendance allowance claims have been refused, broken down by the reasons for refusal, in each month since May 1992 at each disability benefit centre and for the country as a whole.The information you requested is shown in the attached appendix.I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report and a copy will also be placed in the Library.
Appendix Refusals for claims to attendance allowance by month and by disability benefit centre May 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 297 0 297 Newcastle 592 0 592 Leeds 653 0 653 Manchester 648 0 648 Bootle 373 0 373 Birmingham 1,462 0 1,462 Bristol 316 0 316 Cardiff 147 0 147 Wembley 1,393 1 1,394 Sutton 584 1 585 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 6,465 2 6,467
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June 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,261 0 1,261 Newcastle 423 0 423 Leeds 449 0 449 Manchester 560 0 560 Bootle 342 0 342 Birmingham 1,189 0 1,189 Bristol 311 0 311 Cardiff 590 0 590 Wembley 1,034 1 1,035 Sutton 798 0 798 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 6,957 1 6,958
July 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 796 0 796 Newcastle 532 1 533 Leeds 526 0 526 Manchester 900 0 900 Bootle 586 0 586 Birmingham 961 0 961 Bristol 566 0 566 Cardiff 2,406 0 2,406 Wembley 801 0 801 Sutton 1,320 0 1,320 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 9,394 1 9,395
August 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 622 0 622 Newcastle 565 0 565 Leeds 660 0 660 Manchester 1,106 0 1,106 Bootle 468 0 468 Birmingham 1,388 0 1,388 Bristol 539 0 539 Cardiff 1,372 0 1,372 Wembley 446 0 446 Sutton 1,029 2 1,031 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 8,195 2 8,197
September 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,905 0 1,905 Newcastle 922 0 922 Leeds 1,070 1 1,071 Manchester 1,230 1 1,231 Bootle 959 0 959 Birmingham 2,674 1 2,675 Bristol 791 0 791 Cardiff 1,338 0 1,338 Wembley 1,219 1 1,220 Sutton 2,288 0 2,288 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 14,396 4 14,400
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October 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 3,194 0 3,194 Newcastle 689 0 689 Leeds 1,163 0 1,163 Manchester 1,110 3 1,113 Bootle 912 0 912 Birmingham 3,527 2 3,529 Bristol 884 5 889 Cardiff 1,086 0 1,086 Wembley 1,544 2 1,546 Sutton 1,405 1 1,406 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 15,514 13 15,527
November 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,836 0 1,836 Newcastle 666 0 666 Leeds 828 2 830 Manchester 1,018 3 1,021 Bootle 718 0 718 Birmingham 1,709 2 1,711 Bristol 423 5 428 Cardiff 554 0 554 Wembley 945 4 949 Sutton 719 0 719 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 9,416 16 9,432
December 1992 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,175 0 1,175 Newcastle 524 2 526 Leeds 772 0 772 Manchester 557 4 561 Bootle 430 1 431 Birmingham 1,435 1 1,436 Bristol 442 1 443 Cardiff 792 0 792 Wembley 657 1 658 Sutton 760 1 761 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 7,544 11 7,555
January 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,441 0 1,441 Newcastle 464 1 465 Leeds 1,114 0 1,114 Manchester 966 2 968 Bootle 747 0 747 Birmingham 2,173 1 2,174 Bristol 583 0 584 Cardiff 1,043 0 1,043 Wembley 760 0 760 Sutton 1,584 1 1,585 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 10,875 5 10,880
February 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 1,279 0 1,279 Newcastle 516 1 517 Leeds 1,093 1 1,094 Manchester 1,155 0 1,155 Bootle 726 0 726 Birmingham 1,452 0 1,452 Bristol 551 1 552 Cardiff 903 0 903 Wembley 695 1 695 Sutton 1,840 0 1,840 Glasgow — — — TOTALS 10,210 4 10,214
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March 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 758 0 758 Newcastle 643 0 643 Leeds 1,533 7 1,540
Medical Others Total Manchester 1,612 1 1,613 Bootle 923 0 923 Birmingham 2,173 3 2,176 Bristol 863 0 863 Cardiff 1,306 0 1,306 Wembley 1,328 3 1,331 Sutton 2,274 4 2,278 Glasgow 1,101 0 1,101 TOTALS 14,514 18 14,532
April 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 526 0 526 Newcastle 514 0 514 Leeds 1,448 0 1,448 Manchester 1,200 3 1,203 Bootle 725 0 725 Birmingham 1,953 7 1,960 Bristol 783 0 783 Cardiff 936 1 937 Wembley 1,371 2 1,373 Sutton 1,881 5 1,886 Glasgow 1,540 0 1,540 TOTALS 12,877 18 12,895
May 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 472 0 472 Newcastle 515 0 515 Leeds 1,351 5 1,356 Manchester 880 2 882 Bootle 663 0 663 Birmingham 1,472 1 1,473 Bristol 764 1 765 Cardiff 591 0 591 Wembley 1,183 4 1,187 Sutton 2,548 2 2,550 Glasgow 892 0 892 TOTALS 11,331 15 11,346
Cumulative 1993 Medical Others Total Edinburgh 15,562 0 15,562 Newcastle 7,565 5 7,560 Leeds 12,660 16 12,676 Manchester 12,942 19 12,961 Bootle 8,572 1 8,573 Birmingham 23,568 18 23,586 Bristol 7,816 13 7,829 Cardiff 13,064 1 13,065 Wembley 13,376 20 13,396 Sutton 19,030 17 19,047 Glasgow 3,533 0 3,533 TOTALS 137,688 110 137,798 Notes:
1. These figures exclude a small and unknown number of claims decided at the Attendance Allowance Unit.
2. The other reasons for refusal are on the grounds of residence or presence conditions not being satisfied or because of overlapping with Constant Attendance Allowance.
3. The term "medical" used in the table heading means rejection on the grounds of the effect of any given medical condition as opposed to rejection because of the type of condition.
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