§ Lord Morris of Castle Morrisasked Her Majesty's Government:
Where recipients of disability living allowance or attendance allowance appear in calculations of income distribution across the United Kingdom population.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The information is not available in the format requested. The latest available information is in the table.
Position in the household income distribution of individuals in families—in receipt of disability living allowance or attendance allowance—Great Britain 1994–95 Per cent. Benefit 0 to 30 30 to 50 50 to 70 70 to 100 Disability Living Allowance (DLA) 25 37 22 16 Attendance Allowance (AA) 18 38 29 15 Source:
Households Below Average Income dataset, based on Family Resources Survey (FRS) 1994–95.
Notes:
1. The measure of income used is household equivalised net income before housing costs (BHC). Measured income will include the value of the AA and DLA received.
2. Incomes are equivalised to adjust for household size and composition. No adjustment is made to household income to reflect any additional needs that people with disabilities might have.
3. Recipients in institutions are not covered by the FRS.
4. The FRS is a sample survey and all estimates must be treated as approximate.
5. Up to date estimates are only available for Great Britain as neither the FRS, nor any other equivalent survey, covers Northern Ireland.