§ Caroline FlintTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people claimed disablement benefit for(a) vibration white finger and (b) carpal tunnel
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Lone parent with two children aged under 11 and child care costs of £78 per week £ Net Income Gross earnings per week Income Tax NICs Take home pay Family Credit Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit Before housing costs After housing costs (a) Family Credit 210.00 21.78 15.88 172.34 73.56 8.06 0 274.71 142.30 157.50 9.88 10.63 136.99 84.30 24.06 2.95 269.05 136.64 105.00 0 5.38 99.62 84.30 45.01 9.40 259.08 126.67 syndrome in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996 and (iv) 1997; and how many of these had been employed in the mining industry. [52446]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is not available. Information is available on the number of claims to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit made in respect of individual diseases and on the number of initial assessments of disablement in respect of the industry an individual was employed in when the prescribed disease was contracted. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
Total number of claims to industrial injuries disablement benefit for all industries Period Vibration white finger Carpal tunnel syndrome April 1995 to December 1995 4,400 1,070 January to December 1996 16,210 2,030 January to December 1997 15,280 1,780
Number of initial assessments in the mining industry April to December 1994 1995 1996 1997 Vibration white finger All initial assessments 521 880 2,585 2,353 Assessments of 14–100 per.cent. 24 31 163 169 Carpal tunnel syndrome All initial assessments 48 44 61 110 Assessments of 14–100 per cent. 3 5 8 12 Note:
An assessment of disablement of at least 14 per cent. is required for entitlement to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Source:
DSS Analytical Services Division, Data on claims based on a 10 per cent. sample. Data on initial assessments based on a 100 per cent. count. Earlier information is not available