HC Deb 22 May 1996 vol 278 cc283-4W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Scotland were(a) in receipt of and (b) refused disability working allowance in (i) in 1992–93 and (ii) 1995–96. [29248]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

This 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 Dr. Norman A. Godman, dated 21 May 1996The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in Scotland were (a) in receipt of and (b) refused Disability Working Allowance (DWA) in (i) 1992–93 and (ii) 1995–96. The information requested is not available in the format requested. Data is not available for 1992/93 as it has been destroyed in line with our current document destruction policy. Data for the period January 1996 to March 1996 will not be available until August 1996. However information is available for the calendar years 1993 and 1995 in the following table:

Number of customers 1993 1995
In receipt of DWA1 503 1,073
Disallowed DWA2 457 947

Data is provisional and subject to amendment.

Notes:

1 Customers who have received DWA at some time during the year (i.e. if the award is renewed the customer is only counted once).

2 Customers who have had DWA disallowed during the year (i.e. if a customer has had more than one claim disallowed, they are only counted once).

Source:

DWA Computer System all claims.

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