§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the main reasons why claimants of housewife's non-contributory invalidity pension have been refused benefit, giving the numbers turned down for each of these reasons.
§ Mr. Alfred Morris,pursuant to his reply—[Official Report, 6th June 1978; Vol. 951, c. 98.]—gave the following information:
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF DISALLOWANCES AS AT 9TH JUNE 1978 Reason for Disallowance Not incapable of performing normal household duties 9,400 Claimant aged 60 or over 2,400 Not incapable both of work and of performing normal household duties for 196 consecutive days 790* Not incapable of work 790 * Some of these claimants may be entitled to the benefit once they have proved incapacity for 196 consecutive days.