HC Deb 02 March 1994 vol 238 cc742-3W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the number and percentage of severe disablement allowance recipients who are in receipt of other income by source and average amount of such other income.

Mr. Scott

The information is not available in the form requested. The latest available information is in the table.

ICA Expenditure4
3£ million
1978–79 4
1979–80 4
1980–81 5
1981–82 6
1982–83 8
1983–84 10
1984–85 11
1985–86 13
1986–87 104
1987–88 184
1988–89 173
1989–90 184
1990–91 208
1991–92 285
1992–93 366

Income support beneficiaries with carer premium
Numbers
1991 2228,000
1992 262,000
1993 385,000

Carer premium average weekly expenditure
£ million
1991 0–3
1992 0–7
1993 1–0

1 Invalid care allowance unit 100 per cent, count. Allowances current at a point in time between mid-December and mid-January. ICA was extended to include married women with effect from 22 December 1984.

2 Income support statistics annual inquiries, May 1991–92—1 per cent. sample.

3Income support statistics quarterly inquiry, May 1993–5 per cent. sample. Figures rounded to the nearest thousand. Carer premium introduced October 1990.

4Departmental report.