HC Deb 23 July 1987 vol 120 c491W
Mrs. Beckett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) favourable and (b) unfavourable decisions on applications for severe disablement allowance have been made to date.

Men Single and Divorced Women and Widows Married Women
Exempt from disablement condition (under 20 when incapacity arose or claim links with non-contributory invalidity pension or housewives non-contributory invalidity pension) 7,715 5,713 694
Passported to disablement condition 1,689 1,298 6,173
Disablement condition satisfied 1,466 900 3,877
Total 10,870 7,911 10,744

Mrs. Beckett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will classify refusals of severe disablement allowance to (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women according to the following reasons (i) over pension age, (ii) not incapable of work, (iii) failed the 80 per cent. test, (iv) failed residence and presence conditions and (v) other.

Mr. Scott

The available information as at 7 April 1987 is as follows:

Men Single and Divorced Women and Widows Married Women
Over pension age 451 277 992
Not incapable of work 261 188 424
Disablement condition not satisfied 3,629 2,202 10,111
Other 1,997 961 1,682
Total 6,338 3,628 13,209

Separate information is not available on the number who failed the residence or presence conditions. These cases are included under "Other".