HC Deb 31 January 1994 vol 236 cc575-6W
11. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the number of people on disability living allowance and attendance allowance at any one time; and what were the equivalent figures for mobility allowance and attendance allowance in 1979.

12. Mr. Mark Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants are on disability living allowance and attendance allowance at any one time; and what were the comparable figures for mobility allowance and attendance allowance in 1979.

Mr. Scott

The information is in the table:

Receipt of attendance allowance, mobility allowance and disability living allowance
1979–80 1993–94
Attendance allowance 285,000 830,000
Mobility allowance 140,000 n/a
Disability living allowance n/a 1,005,000
Totals 1425,000 21,835,000

Sources: The Government's expenditure plans 1984–85 to 1986–87 Cmnd. 9143-II and social security departmental report 1993–94 to 1995–96 Cmnd. 2213.

1 People getting both benefits are counted twice underestimating the real increase between 1979–80 and 1993–94.

2 From April 1992 disability living allowance replaced attendance allowance and mobility allowance for people who became disabled before age 65.