§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many men and women are in receipt of the mobility allowance; and what are their age groups.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe following is the information available at 21 January 1980:
Age group Number of current awards 5–9 7,302 10–14 8,302 15–19 7,334 20–24 5,408 25–29 5,563 30–34 7,472 35–39 7,679 40–44 9,295 45–49 12,759 50–54 19,453 55–59 27,600 60 and over 21,993 Total 140,160 Notes: 1. These figures include 24,985 disabled people awarded no-age-limit mobility allowance under the Vehicle Scheme Beneficiaries Regulations 1977. 2. The overall total includes 75,877 males and 64,283 females, but no breakdown is available within the age groups. 3. Claims from disabled people in the age group 60 to 64 are still being processed.