HC Deb 20 May 2004 vol 421 cc1168-9W
Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of incapacity benefit claimants aged between 50 and state pension age have claimed for(a) more than one year, (b) more than five years and (c) more than 10 years, broken down by gender; and if he will make a statement. [172541]

Maria Eagle

The information is in the table.

Number of incapacity benefit (IB) and severe disablement

allowance (SDA) claimants between the ages of 50 and state

pension age, by gender and claim duration as at November 2003
Thousand
Men Women
Duration of claim Aged 50

to 64

 Percentage Aged 50

to 59

 Percentage
All 804.1 100 451.7 100
Up to 1 year 86.9 11 50.0 11
From 1 to 5 years 235.6 29 135.3 30
From 5 to 10 years 353.6 44 196 43
Over 10 years 128.0 16 70.4 16

Notes:

1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.

2. Totals may not sum due to rounding

3. Numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.

Source:

IAD Information Centre 5 per cent. sample.

Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people between the age of 50 and state pension age claimed(a) sickness and (b) disability benefits in each year since 1997, broken down by gender; and if he will make a statement. [172542]

Maria Eagle

The information has been placed in the Library.