HC Deb 02 February 1981 vol 998 cc30-1W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what latest information he has on the percentage take-up of attendance and mobility allowances, by DHSS region.

Mr. Rossi

The following information is the latest available. It is expressed in terms of the rate per thousand of population, since there is no information about the numbers eligible.

Mr. Rossi

Regional figures are not kept for mobility allowance claims, but those for attendance allowance are set out in the table below. The mobility allowance figures for Great Britain as a whole are 83,150 and 69.5 per cent.

Social Security Region Attendance Allowance as at 31 December1980
Claims Percentage awarded
Northern 8,870 62.1
Yorkshire and
Humberside 12,390 68.0
East Midlands and
East Anglia 12,780 79.4
London North 8,280 76.0
London West 9,620 80.1
London South 15,570 77.6
South-West 12,890 75.8
West Midlands 12,430 73.9
North Western (Manchester) 9,450 72.8
North Western (Merseyside) 9,920 70.4
Wales 13,530 59.2
Scotland 13,210 63.2
Great Britain 138,940 71.5