§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the (i) cost and (ii) number of beneficiaries of extending the free television licence scheme to all households without a resident aged 75 years or over but with a resident in receipt of(a) invalid care allowance, (b) the higher rate care component of disability living allowance, (c) the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance, (d) the higher rate care and/or the higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance, (e) invalid care allowance and/or the higher rate care component of disability living allowance and (f) invalid care allowance and/or the higher rate care and/or higher rate mobility component of disability living allowance. [140290]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is in the table.
Cost(£ million) Beneficiaries Invalid Care Allowance (ICA) 30 350,000 Higher Rate Care (HRC) component 40 400,000 Higher Rate Mobility (HRM) component 130 1,250,000 Higher Rate Care and/or Higher Rate Mobility 140 1.400,000 ICA and or Higher Rate Care 70 650,000 ICA and/or HRC and/or HRM 160 1,600,000 Notes:
1. Based on Disability Living Allowance administrative data May 2000 and Family Resources Survey data.
2. Cost rounded to the nearest 10 million, gainers to the nearest 50,000.