HC Deb 10 January 2000 vol 342 cc76-7W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what records his Department holds for current recipients of Invalid Care Allowance on the duration of their claim. [104142]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

Recipients of Invalid Care Allowance (ICA) as at 21 July 1999
Number of carers Percentage of total recipients
Less than 1 year 64,486 17.2
1 to 2 years 61,302 16.4
2 to 5 years 127,403 34.1
5 to 10 years 88,234 23.6
Over 10 years 32,594 8.7
Total 374,019 100

Source:

ICA Unit, 100 per cent. count

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