HC Deb 18 November 1987 vol 122 cc572-3W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many disabled households in the Wakefield metropolitan district were in receipt of at least one of the following benefits during 1979, 1983 and 1986(a) attendance allowance, (b) mobility allowance, (c) severe disablement allowance, (d) invalidity pension and (e) invalid care allowance.

Mr. Scott

I regret that information is not available in the precise form requested. No information is available concerning the numbers of claimants who are themselves, or who have within their household someone who is, disabled. Nor are details available of the numbers of attendance allowance, mobility allowance or invalid care allowance beneficiaries in the Wakefield metropolitan district.

The Wakefield metropolitan district is served by the Department's local office at Wakefield but its boundaries are not conterminous. The table shows the numbers of sickness-invalidity benefit and severe disablement allowance claimants at the Wakefield local office on the dates listed:

27 November 1979 6 December 1983 10 December 1986
Sickness-invalidity benefit1 n/a 3,3472 2,861
Severe disablement allowance 3— 3— 857
n/a—No longer held.

Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.

1 Separate records are not kept of sickness-invalidity benefit claimants.

2 Includes non-contributory invalidity pension claimants.

3 Severe disablement allowance replaced non-contributory invalidity pension from 29 November 1984.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many disabled households were in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Wakefield metropolitan district during the years 1979, 1983 and 1986;

(2) how many disabled households are currently in receipt of supplementary benefit within the Wakefield metropolitan district;

(3) how many disabled households within the Wakefield metropolitan district are currently in receipt of supplementary benefit ;

(4) how many elderly householders in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Wakefield metropolitan district during 1979, 1983 and 1986 were owner-occupiers;

(5) how many elderly households were in receipt of supplementary benefit within the Wakefield metropolitan district for the years 1979, 1983 and 1986;

(6) how many elderly householders in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Wakefield metropolitan district during 1979, 1983 and 1986 were aged 80 years or over;

(7) how many children were living in families receiving supplementary benefit within the Wakefield metropolitan district for 1979, 1983 and 1986;

(8) how many households were in receipt of supplementary benefit within the Wakefield metropolitan district for the years 1979, 1983 and 1986;

(9) how many householders aged 80 or over were in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Wakefield metropolitan district for the years 1979, 1983 and 1986;

Wakefield ILO 27 November 1979 6 December 1983 10 December 1986 5 May 1987
Those required to register for work 1,017 3,596 4,103 4,003
Those not required to register for work 2,585 2,546 3,458 3,481
Those over pension age 3,955 4,008 3,786 3,988
Total 7,557 10,150 11,347 11,472

Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of claimants in receipt of supplementary benefit who were(a) required to register as being available for work, (b) not so required and (c) pensioners as at both 10 February and 27 July at each individual office.

Mr. Portillo

This information will take some time to collect and collate. I am arranging for the information to be placed in the Library as soon as possible.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each individual office the number of single payments made in 1986–87 to claimants in receipt of supplementary benefit who were(a) required to register as being available for employment, (b) not so required to register and (c) pensioners and if he will further indicate in each of (a), (b) and (c) above (i) the amount claimed, (ii) the amount awarded, (iii) the number of successful claims, (iv) the number of unsuccessful claims, (v) the number of partially successful claims and (vi) the number of claimants receiving single payments.

Mr. Portillo

I regret that information on the amount of single payments claimed is not available. However, the remainder of the information requested will be placed in the Library shortly.