HC Deb 29 March 2000 vol 347 cc163-4W
Mr. Boswell

To 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. Bayley

The information is in the table.

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 Marsden

To 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. Bayley

The 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.