§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of severe disablement allowance receive an increase of benefit for(a) an adult dependant and (b) child dependants; and what is the average number of children per claimant.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is in the table.
Number Number of Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) beneficiaries receiving an adult dependency increase 4,000 Number of SDA beneficiaries receiving a child dependency increase (CDI) 2,000 Average number of children per SDA beneficiary receiving one or more CDIs 1.6 Source: 1 per cent. sample of claimants in Great Britain as at 4 April 1992, rounded to the nearest thousand.