Mobility Allowance (Hansard, 16 February 1989)

§ Mr. Alfred Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in the Official Report tables relating receipt of mobility allowance to the amount of extra expenditure on travel, classified according to severity of disability from the data in the survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys on the financial circumstances of disabled adults living in private households; and if he will tabulate separately pensioners and non-pensioners.

§ Mr. Scott
[holding answer 23 January 1989]: The information requested is as follows:
in the survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys on the financial circumstances of disabled adults living in private households; and if he will tabulate separately pensioners and non-pensioners.

§ Mr.Scott
[holding answer 23 January]: The information requested is as follows:
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Part A of the table shows extra expenditure averaged over all recipients of the relevant benefit, irrespective of whether they actually reported extra expenditure: sample numbers are too small to compute a reliable average

All recipients of lower rale attendance allowance: Average extra expenditure on home services¹

Severity category²

1–2 3–4 5–6 7–8 9–10 1–10

(Standard deviation)

A. Average weekly extra expenditure on home services

Pensioners (£) ³— ³— 9.00 2.10 5.80 4.50 (22.40)

Non-pensioners (£) ³— ³— 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.30 (1.70)

All disabled adults (£) ³— ³— 5.00 1.70 4.30 3.20 (18.60)

B. Proportion with extra expenditure on home services

Pensioners (per cent.) ³— ³— 30 22 24 23

Non-pensioners (per cent.) ³— ³— 8 5 7 7

All disabled adults (per cent.) ³— ³— 20 18 19 18

C. Base: Sample number of lower rate AA recipients

Pensioners 4 16 43 120 139 322

Non-pensioners 5 12 37 40 56 149

All disabled adults 9 28 80 160 195 472

¹Source: OPCS surveys of disability 1985–88.

² Overall measure of severity constructed by OPCS classify people with different numbers and types of disability (category 1 lest severe,category 10 most severe).

³ Bases too small to show statistics.

Part A of the table shows extra expenditure averaged over all recipients of the relevant benefit, irrespective of whether they actually reported extra expenditure: sample numbers are too small to compute a reliable average confined to those who reported extra expenditure. Part B shows the proportion of those who reported extra expenditure.

All recipients of lower rale attendance allowance: Average extra expenditure on home services¹
	Severity category²
	1–2	3–4	5–6	7–8	9–10	1–10
(Standard deviation)
A. Average weekly extra expenditure on home services
Pensioners (£)	³—	³—	9.00	2.10	5.80	4.50	(22.40)
Non-pensioners (£)	³—	³—	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.30	(1.70)
All disabled adults (£)	³—	³—	5.00	1.70	4.30	3.20	(18.60)
B. Proportion with extra expenditure on home services
Pensioners (per cent.)	³—	³—	30	22	24	23
Non-pensioners (per cent.)	³—	³—	8	5	7	7
All disabled adults (per cent.)	³—	³—	20	18	19	18
C. Base: Sample number of lower rate AA recipients
Pensioners	4	16	43	120	139	322
Non-pensioners	5	12	37	40	56	149
All disabled adults	9	28	80	160	195	472
¹Source: OPCS surveys of disability 1985–88.
² Overall measure of severity constructed by OPCS classify people with different numbers and types of disability (category 1 lest severe,category 10 most severe).
³ Bases too small to show statistics.