§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) men and (b) women applied in each of the years from 1980 to 1983 for the domestic care allowance, sometimes called the private domestic needs allowance, the discretionary allowance that can be paid by local offices of his Department to disabled people on supplementary benefit; and how many and what percentages of these applications were successful.
§ Dr. BoysonThe number of claimants in receipt of an additional requirement for domestic assistance An November in the years 1980 to 1982 is estimated as follows:
Year Number 1980 4,000 1981 5,000 1982 4,000 Source: Annual Statistical Enquiry.
Information for 1983 is not yet available.
Information is not readily available on the breakdown between male and female claimants. There is no 573W requirement for claimants to apply for additional requirements, entitlement to which is assessed as part of the overall claim to benefit, and no record is kept of any such applications.