§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons are now in receipt of each contributory and non-contributory benefit in Northern Ireland; and what is the projected amount to be paid out in respect of each benefit in the current financial year.
§ Mr. John PattenThe latest available information is as follows:
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Benefit Number of recipients Date of latest information Projected amount to be paid out in
current financial year
£ million
Industrial disablement pension February 1982 8.9 Industrial disablement gratuity ⋆8,131 5,242 Industrial death benefit 907 February 1982 1.3 Invalid care allowance 680 November 1981 0.7 Mobility allowance 6,053 December 1981 3.9 Non-contributory invalidity pension •10,225 February 1982 7.7 Old persons pension 3,954 February 1982 3.1 Pensioners lump sum payment □270,000 December 1981 2.7 Notes * Includes widow's allowance, widowed mother's allowance and widow's pension. † Estimated number of awards in year ended 31 December 1981. ‡ Estimated number of recipients in year ended 31 March 1981. ║ Estimated. ¶ Includes 13,507 in receipt of one-parent benefit. ⋆ Includes three in receipt of workmen's compensation supplementation and four in receipt of extra-statutory benefit in respect of pneumoconiosis/ byssinosis contracted in employment prior to July 1948. # Number of awards in year ended 31 December 1981. ● Includes 2,417 in receipt of housewives non-contributory invalidity pension. □ Estimated number of Christmas bonus payments in 1981.