§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications for (a) noncontributory invalidity pension and (b) housewives noncontributory invalidity pension were received in each month during 1984; how many of each were successful; and how many applications for housewives noncontributory invalidity pension failed on account of (i) the incapacity test and (ii) the household duties test.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that information is not available in the form requested.
The table shows the number of claims for noncontributory invalidity pension and housewives' noncontributory invalidity pension received each month during 1984 and the number of awards of housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension made in the same periods. No details are available of the number of awards of non-contributory invalidity pension in any particular period other than those relating to the special exercise to invite claims from people already drawing supplementary benefit to which I referred in my reply of 23 October to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Wareing) at columns 570–571. These figures are shown separately in the table.
Over the last year 197 married women claiming housewives' non-contributory invalidity pension failed the incapacity test and 2,355 failed the household duties test.
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Non-contributory invalidity pension claims received Non-contributory invalidity pension claims from special exercise Non-contributory invalidity pension awards arising from special exercise Housewives non contributory pension claims received Housewives non contributory pension awards January 862 — — 1,273 802 February 1,172 — — 1,382 888 March 1,146 — — 1,824 1,101 April 1,283 — — 1,250 844 May 1,324 — — 1,275 845 June 2,209 4,354 1,601 1,950 1,085 July (i) 3,292 9,412 4,022 1,497 949 July (ii) 3,151 6,616 3,407 August 2,125 4,264 2,693 1,924 1,059 September 2,985 3,061 2,235 1,768 1,075 October 3,107 3,451 2,053 2,414 1,022 November 3,271 2,208 2,151 3,304 1,410 December 2,289 1,095 1,352 853 837 NCIP figures are based on 4-weekly returns hence 13 entries.