§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently in receipt of exceptionally severe disablement allowance; and what is the annual cost of this allowance.
§ Sir K. JosephApproximately 1,400 exceptionally severe disablement allowances are in payment at a total annual cost, at current rates, of nearly £300,000. Just over half of these allowances are payable to those severely disabled as the result of industrial injury and the remainder to those severely disabled by war service.
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§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for exceptionally severe disablement allowances were made last year; and how many were granted.
§ Sir K. JosephI regret this information is not available.