§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in each Welsh constituency are currently in receipt of(a) disability allowance, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) attendance allowance, (d) invalid care allowance and (e) severe disablement allowance; and if he will make a statement. [27012]
§ Mr. BurtThe administration of benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 1 May 1996:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people in each Welsh constituency are currently in receipt of (a) Disability Allowance (b) Incapacity Benefit (IB) (c) Attendance Allowance (AA) (d) Invalid Care Allowance (ICA) and (e) Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA); and if he will make a statement.The information is not available in the format requested. Statistics are not kept which are specific to Parliamentary Constituencies, but are kept for Benefit Agency (BA) Districts. The attached annex gives details for Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Disability Working Allowance (DWA), IB, AA and SDA for the BA Districts in Wales. Information for ICA could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.I hope you find this reply helpful.proportion of the population below 50 per cent. of the mean was 20 per cent. before housing costs and 25 per cent. after housing costs.