Sickness and Invalidity Benefit (Hansard, 20 January 1984)

§ Dr. Boyson

The information available is given in the table. The number of spells of incapacity for work for which sickness benefit was claimed and which terminated during the year ending 29 May 1982 was 6,836,089. Of these 306,000 resulted in no payment because of failure to satisfy one or both of the contribution conditions, and 99,060 resulted in payment of benefit at less than standard rate because the second contribution condition was only partially satisfied. The corresponding figures for spells which were current on 29 May 1982 were 469,173, 47,307 and 6,700. It should be noted that spells which ended on 29 May 1982 are included in both these sets of figures.

Where there is no entitlement to sickness benefit, then no entitlement to invalidity benefit can arise either. Where sickness benefit is payable at less than standard rate, this does not affect entitlement to invalidity benefit, which is payable at the full rate after the normal qualifying period of entitlement to sickness benefit.

It should be noted that these figures do not reflect the current situation where the sickness of most employees is covered by statutory sick pay and not by sickness benefit.

	Spells of incapacity terminating in the period 1 June 1981 to 29 May 1982	Spells of incapacity current on 29 May 1982
	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit
MEN
In class I employment
All ages	30,227	66,727	2,600	17,400
Age under 18	400	18,300	—	900
Age 18 to 19	1,700	11,013	200	1,600
Age 20 to 24	8,600	10,307	300	1,700
Age 25 to 29	4,507	5,907	700	700
Age 30 to 34	3,707	5,100	200	1,300
Age 35 to 39	3,807	3,800	400	2,000
Age 40 to 44	2,100	3,300	300	1,600
Age 45 to 49	1,900	1,900	—	1,300
Age 50 to 54	1,400	2,500	300	2,300

331W

	Spells of incapacity terminating in the period 1 June 1981 to 29 May 1982	Spells of incapacity current on 29 May 1982
	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit
Age 55 to 59	1,400	2,500	100	2,200
Age 60 to 64	600	1,600	100	1,500
Age 65 to 69	107	500	—	300
Age 70	—	—	—	—
Self-employed
All ages	4,800	7,300	200	1,500
Age under 18	—	300	—	100
Age 18 to 19	—	200	—	—
Age 20 to 24	300	500	—	200
Age 25 to 29	—	700	—	100
Age 30 to 34	1,200	1,600	—	200
Age 35 to 39	200	800	—	—
Age 40 to 44	500	800	—	100
Age 45 to 49	800	800	100	200
Age 50 to 54	700	800	—	—
Age 55 to 59	400	500	—	400
Age 60 to 64	700	400	100	200
Age 65 to 69	—	100	—	—
Age 70	—	—	—	—
Unemployed
All ages	300	2,000	100	1,200
Age under 18	—	400	—	200
Age 18 to 19	—	300	—
Age 20 to 24	—	700	—	100
Age 25 to 29
Age 30 to 34	100	—	—	—
Age 35 to 39	100	—	100	100
Age 40 to 44	—	200	—	200
Age 45 to 49	100	—	—	100
Age 50 to 54	—	200	—	500
Age 55 to 59	—	200	—
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65 to 69	—	—	—	—
Age 70	—	—	—	—
Not known or other
All ages	—	700	—	600
Age under 18	—	400	—	100
Age 18 to 19	—	100	—
Age 20 to 24	—	100	—	200
Age 25 to 29	—	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	100	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	—	—	100
Age 40 to 44	—	—	—
Age 45 to 49	—	—	—	100
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	100
Age 55 to 59	—	—	—	—
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65 to 69	—	—	—	—
Age 70	—	—	—	—
MARRIED WOMEN
In class 1 employment
All ages	42,313	154,527	2,900	12,200
Age under 18	—	500	—	100
Age 18 to 19	100	500	—	—
Age 20 to 24	5,333	6,607	300	300
Ape 25 to 29	9 327	18 100	700	800
Age 30 to 34	10,013	26,727	800	1,100
Age 35 to 39	7,613	32,627	300	1,300
Age 40 to 44	4,020	22,547	300	2,400
Age 45 to 49	2,807	19,720	100	1,700
Age 50 to 54	1,800	16,400	200	2,700
Age 55 to 59	1,100	8,300	200	1,600
Age 60 to 64	—	2,500	—	200
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Self-employed
All ages	—	300	—	200

332W

	Spells of incapacity terminating in the period 1 June 1981 to 29 May 1982	Spells of incapacity-current on 29 May 1982
	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit
Age under 18	—	—	—	—
Age 18 to 19	—	—	—	—
Age 20 to 24	—	100	—	—
Age 25 to 29	—	—	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	100	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	100	—	—
Age 40 to 44	—	—	—	—
Age 45 to 49	—	—	—	—
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	100
Age 55 to 59	—	—	—	100
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Unemployed
All ages	—	300	—	700
Age under 18	—	—	—	—
Age 18 to 19	—	—	—	—
Age 20 to 24	—	—	—	—
Age 25 to 29	—	100	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	100	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	—	—	300
Age 40 to 44	—	—	—	—
Age 45 to 49	—	100	—	300
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	—
Age 55 to 59	—	—	—	100
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Not known or other
All ages	—	800	—	200
Age under 18	—	—	—
Age 18 to 19	—	—	—	—
Age 20 to 24	—	100	—	—
Age 25 to 29	—	—	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	—	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	300	—	100
Age 40 to 44	—	100	—	—
Age 45 to 49	—	200	—	—
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	—
Age 55 to 59	—	100	—	—
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	100
Age 65	—	—	—	—
OTHER WOMEN
In class 1 employment
All ages	21,120	70,947	800	11,407
Age under 18	100	19,300	—	1,900
Age 18 to 19	3,200	18,107	100	1,100
Age 20 to 24	10,113	11,600	100	1,300
Age 25 to 29	3,800	5,100	—	900
Age 30 to 34	1,700	2,500	100	600
Age 35 to 39	500	2,913	200	1,107
Age 40 to 44	200	2,200	100	800
Age 45 to 49	607	3,007	100	1,400
Age 50 to 54	500	3,307	100	1,300
Age 55 to 59	400	2,413	—	1,000
Age 60 to 64	—	500	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Self-employed
All ages	100	200	—	300
Age under 18	—	—	—	—
Age 18 to 19	—	—	—	—
Age 20 to 24	100	—	—	100
Age 25 to 29	—	100	—	100
Age 30 to 34	—	—	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	—	—	—
Age 40 to 44	—	—	—	—
Age 45 to 49	—	100	—	—
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	100
Age 55 to 59	—	—	—	—

333W

	Spells of incapacity terminating in the period 1 June 1981 to 29 May 1982	Spells of incapacity current on 29 May 1982
	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit	Reduced benefit	Nil benefit
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Unemployed
All ages	200	1,500	100	700
Age under 18	—	500	—	100
Age 18 to 19	—	400	—	200
Age 20 to 24	100	200	100	200
Age 25 to 29	—	—	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	100	—	—
Age 35 to 39	100	—	—	—
Age 40 to 44	—	200	—	100
Age 45 to 49	—	—	—	100
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	—
Age 55 to 59	—	100	—	—
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—
Not known or other
All ages	—	700	—	900
Age under 18	—	300	—	200
Age 18 to 19	—	200	—	100
Age 20 to 24	—	100	—	100
Age 25 to 29	—	100	—	—
Age 30 to 34	—	—	—	—
Age 35 to 39	—	—	—	100
Age 40 to 44	—	—	—	100
Age 45 to 49	—	—	—	100
Age 50 to 54	—	—	—	—
Age 55 to 59	—	—	—	200
Age 60 to 64	—	—	—	—
Age 65	—	—	—	—