HC Deb 09 December 1996 vol 287 cc66-7W
Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many decisions on an initial award of(a) disability living allowance care component and (b) disability living allowance mobility component were made where the adjudication officer (i) required an examining medical officer's report, (ii) required a general practitioner's factual report, (iii) required other evidence and (iv) relied on the claim pack alone, in (1) 1992–93, (2) 1993–94, (3) 1994–95 and (4) 1995–96. [6723]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The information is in the table:

Mr. Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people during the past year have claimed the disability living allowance mobility component where the adjudication officer considered a claim for the higher rate; in how many cases claims were decided by(a) a general practitioner's factual report and (b) an examining practitioner's report; and how many claims have been refused. [6724]

Mr. Mitchell

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Awards of higher rate mobility component
GP's factual report Examining medical practitioner's report Any other evidence Total All refusal
57,499 39,746 51,542 148,787 255,281

Source:

Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent.

Note:

Claims for disability living allowance are considered for the whole benefit rather than for a particular component and rate of award, using all of the evidence.

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for disability living allowance were received in(a) 1994–95 and 1995–96. [6736]

Mr. Mitchell

The information is in the table.

Claims for disability living allowance
Years Number (thousands)
1994–95 504
1995–96 511

Source:

Analytical Service Division: 100 per cent. data.

Mr. Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the cost of disregarding in full a partner's(a) income and (b) capital, in the calculation of disability working allowance; how many people would benefit; and how many new claimants would be (i) men and (ii) women. [6728]

Mr. Mitchell

None. There is insufficient information on which to base a reliable estimate.

Mr. Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) men and (b) women receive disability living allowance but have no income maintenance benefit in payment. [6730]

Mr. Mitchell

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Recipients of disability living allowance
August 1996
Number
All persons 1,768,000
Men 905,000
Women 863,000

Source:

Analytical Services Division: 5 per cent. data.

Note:

Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.