§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have claimed disability living allowance in each quarter of the last three years. [116554]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is in the table.
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Number of claims made for disability living allowance Quarter ending Claims 1997 March 124,281 June 132,092 September 121,067 December 110,813
Number of claims made for disability living allowance Quarter ending Claims 1998 March 97,387 June 96,125 September 103,061 December 96,022 1999 March 103,069 June 98,997 September 97,542 December 91,311 Source:
Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data.
§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the success rate of applications for Disability Living Allowance has been for(a) schizophrenia sufferers, (b) all categories of people suffering from mental illness and (c) all applicants for each of the most recent five years for which figures are available. [116514]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Applications for disability living allowance Year All decisions Successful decisions Percentage successful 1995 501,247 248,017 49 1996 523,812 246,173 47 1997 486,566 220,228 45 1998 391,583 178,802 46 1999 373,645 176,371 47 Source:
Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data.