HC Deb 18 December 1972 vol 848 cc284-6W
78. Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a breakdown by age, sex, region and income of those currently in receipt of the attendance allowance.

Sir K. Joseph

Numbers of people receiving attendance allowance on 6th October, the latest date for which figures are available, are set out in the table below giving a breakdown by age, sex and region. Details of income are not available as this is not a means-tested benefit.

Following is the table:

Age Last Birthday Northern Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands and East Anglia London North London South London West South Western Wales West Midlands North Western (Manchester) North Western (Merseyside) Scotland Totals
2–4 Male 173 219 212 182 236 200 149 114 212 179 154 225 2,255
Female 147 181 203 185 211 172 103 108 168 111 144 170 1,903
5–9 Male 361 448 454 470 524 469 285 257 508 429 391 437 5,033
Female 271 347 411 349 384 365 244 198 347 324 344 329 3,913
10–15 Male 301 359 391 319 344 275 208 218 375 322 343 366 3,821
Female 220 273 275 258 263 220 159 182 233 264 231 280 2,858
16–19 Male 101 136 166 107 107 93 78 92 116 101 129 158 1,384
Female 69 101 139 123 80 77 56 84 101 77 104 124 1,135
20–24 Male 104 117 137 109 92 70 79 104 106 106 132 101 1,257
Female 93 93 115 104 88 66 76 88 83 85 104 112 1,107
25–29 Male 67 86 121 73 94 82 85 66 99 72 99 94 1,038
Female 70 71 126 72 75 65 53 69 88 76 78 89 932
30–34 Male 58 60 81 51 52 36 39 59 69 43 39 60 647
Female 46 69 85 47 64 47 52 67 44 53 52 74 700
35–39 Male 50 51 61 68 57 57 29 54 53 47 42 72 641
Female 78 81 87 50 68 46 55 61 55 57 59 91 788
40–14 Male 55 70 62 61 65 64 39 55 38 47 38 62 656
Female 65 71 110 72 82 81 61 59 55 67 46 79 848
45–49 Male 72 107 96 82 67 72 62 82 73 58 59 105 935
Female 94 105 125 93 114 93 65 91 94 103 90 102 1,169
50–54 Male 92 100 127 97 133 71 87 94 92 87 82 121 1,183
Female 118 129 184 ! 33 191 145 93 110 92 124 131 139 1,589
55–59 Male 126 158 171 149 151 101 100 142 142 136 121 116 1,613
Female 138 193 188 184 220 147 125 122 133 139 149 148 1,886
60–64 Male 196 251 289 232 276 193 172 221 207 176 192 212 2,617
Female 209 244 308 212 303 189 175 194 187 205 184 180 2,590
65–69 Male 216 264 333 233 309 238 187 272 241 219 197 189 2,898
Female 216 257 356 280 384 275 281 289 218 236 256 254 3,302
70–74 Male 154 221 291 215 269 193 190 208 169 152 174 134 2,370
Female 260 306 434 291 456 294 287 333 245 267 284 267 3,724
75–79 Male 139 143 180 131 253 176 155 159 138 120 114 117 1,825
Female 298 343 441 299 545 393 341 391 311 279 359 329 4,329
80–84 Male 80 92 150 108 189 127 138 128 92 63 91 98 1,356
Female 307 423 532 395 792 543 492 474 380 355 496 373 5,562
85+ Male 99 124 185 135 287 189 159 151 114 89 110 166 1,808
Female 506 685 1,031 841 1,797 1,211 961 794 671 605 805 683 10,590
Totals Male 2,444 3,006 3,507 2,822 3,505 2,706 2,241 2,476 2,844 2,446 2,507 2,833 33,337
Female 3,205 3,972 5,150 3,988 6,117 4,429 3,679 3,714 3,505 3,427 3,916 3,823 48,925