HC Deb 07 February 1978 vol 943 cc553-4W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will enumerate the number of people receiving each of the following benefits at the latest convenient date: attendance allowances, higher and lower rates, respec tively; industrial injuries disablement pension for each category of benefit; invalid care allowance; invalidity pension; non-contributory invalidity pension and war disablement pension, for each category of pension.

Mr. Alfred Morris

The number of beneficiaries at the latest available date are as follows:

Attendance allowance (30th September 1977)
Higher rate 149,000
Lower rate 141,000
Invalid care allowance (31st January 1978) 5,400
Invalidity pension (6th June 1976) 479,000*
Non-contributory invalidity pension (31st December 1976) 130,000*
Housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension (3rd February 1978) 33,000

Industrial disablement pension* (30th September 1976) Per cent. War disablement pension (30th September 1977)
28,000 Less than 400
20
74,000 20 123,000
48,000 30 65,000
22,000 40 36,000
11,000 50 21,000
6,000 60 14,000
4,000 70 11,000
2,000 80 9,400
1,000 90 3,000
4,000 100 17,700
202,000 All assessments 300,400

Industrial disablement pension (30th September 1976) Allowances
Special hardship allowance 143,000
Hospital treatment allowance 200
Unemployability supplement 350
Constant attendance allowance 2,300
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 800

War disablement pension (30th September 1977) Allowances
Allowance for lower standard of occupation 15,300
Treatment allowance 1,700
Unemployability supplement 11,300
Constant attendance allowance 6,500
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 600
Severe disablement occupational allowance 100
Clothing allowance 26,700
Invalidity allowance 8,000
Comforts allowance 14,000
Education allowance 1,900
Age allowance—disablement 32,500
*Estimated.