§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales by county in absolute terms and expressed as a rate per 1,000 of population, are in receipt of (a) mobility allowance, (b) attendance allowance, (c) assistance for payment of telephone rentals and (d) adaptations to their homes.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation on mobility allowance and attendance allowance is not available at county level, and the figures for Wales are as follows:
Number of persons currently* in receipt of allowance Rate per 1,000 population Mobility allowance 24,639 8–77 Attendance allowance† 16,011 5.70 * At 12 March 1984. † At higher or lower rates. The information requested on telephone rentals and adaptations to homes is given in the following table: 437W
Number of cases of assistance with telephone rentals* Rate per 1,000 population Number of cases of assistance with adaptations to property* Rate per 1,000 population Clwyd 308 0.78 348 0.88 Dyfed 515 1.54 39 0.12 Gwent 1,148 2.61 126 0.29 Gwynedd 341 1.47 216 0.93 Mid Glamorgan 1,357 2.52 1,212 2.25 Powys 53 0.48 31 0.28 South Glamorgan 1,002 2.57 310 0.80 West Glamorgan 787 2.14 357 0.97 * During year ending 31 March 1983.