§ Mr. Alan HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in receipt of disability living allowance also receive(a) income support, (b) housing benefit, (c) council tax benefits, (d) family credit and (e) disability working allowance. [10212]
§ Mr. Andrew MitchellI refer the hon. Member to the replies that I gave him on 9 December 1996,Official Report, column 67, and on 16 January 1997, Official Report, column 384.
721WThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Disability working allowance benefit units with disability living allowance Number of cases May 1995 4,152 July 1996 7,336 Source:
Analytical services division; disability working allowance 100 per cent. count of claims.
1 Exact figures are quoted.
2 The figures are based on the number of claimants who had disability living allowance as a main qualifying benefit for disability working allowance. They therefore exclude any partners and dependants who are also disability living allowance recipients.
3 Information is not available on family credit recipients who receive disability living allowance.
4 The information in the table relates to benefit units and not beneficiaries as provided for the previous parliamentary questions.
5 It is not possible to identify beneficiaries of disability working allowance with disability living allowance.