Invalid Care Allowance (Hansard, 30 November 1987)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the numbers of invalid care allowances given to (i) men, (ii) women and (iii) the total(a) at the end of 1986, (b) at 30 September and (c) in total so far table.

§ Mr. Scott
The available information is given in the table.

Position at ¹Men ³Women Total

31 December 1986 ²37,422 23,009 60,431

20 September 1987 43,236 88,621 131,857

20 November 1987 45,606 95,024 140,630

¹ From July 1976.

² Includes awards made to single women up to December 1985. Separate figures are not available.

³ From 1 January 1986.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many married women receiving invalid care allowance have been given allowances backdated to 22 December 1984; what cash total this represents; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Scott
Of the 89,000 invalid care allowance awards made to married and cohabiting women since June 1986, some 35,000 have attracted backdating to 22 December 1984. It is estimated that the total cost of backdating is £130 million.

Position at	¹Men	³Women	Total
31 December 1986	²37,422	23,009	60,431
20 September 1987	43,236	88,621	131,857
20 November 1987	45,606	95,024	140,630
¹ From July 1976.
² Includes awards made to single women up to December 1985. Separate figures are not available.
³ From 1 January 1986.