HC Deb 18 November 1981 vol 13 cc178-9W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims were received for (a) sickness benefit and (b) industrial injuries benefit for the three months up to July 1981; and how these compare with the figures for each of the previous four quarters.

Mr. Rossi

Information is not available in precisely the form requested since new claims to sickness and invalidity benefits are not counted separately. The available data are as follows:

New Claims
Quarter ending Sickness and Invalidity Benefit Industrial Injury Benefit
30 June 1981 1,737,578 111,900
31 March 1981 2,279,198 122,300
30 December 1980 2,097,570 121,100
30 September 1980 2,028,960 128,300
1 July 1980 2,268,180 135,100