§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many new claims for disability living allowance and attendance allowance were made in each month between September 1996 and September 1998. [61692]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is in the table.
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New claims for disability benefits Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance 1996 September 43,190 37,315 October 48,468 41,467 November 42,545 36,637 December 33,541 30,093 1997 January 39,699 36,568 February 42,420 40,669 March 42,162 37,692 April 45,988 42,078 May 42,617 37,127 June 43,487 36,129 July 44,434 36,593 August 36,435 31,449 September 40,198 33,035
New claims for disability benefits Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance October 42,612 36,793 November 37,022 33,084 December 31,179 28,235 1998 January 29,764 29,610 February 31,634 32,320 March 35,989 35,797 April 32,181 34,657 May 29,747 32,444 June 34,197 35.145 July 36,890 37,234 August 31,180 32,440 September 34,991 34,737 Source:
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