§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the distribution of single payments and caseloads at social security offices during the period 16 December 1986 to 28 July 1987.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 16 May 1989]: The information is set out in the table.
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Single payments Supplementary benefit caseloads at1 Social Security office Number £ 10 February 1987 8 May 1987 28 July 1987 Cookstown 2,260 250,337.70 3,559 3,444 3,586 Corporation Street 9,486 1,051,663.53 12,359 12,159 12,596 Downpatrick 3,086 155,807.16 2,300 2,458 2,797 Dungannon 4,821 386,850.35 5,965 5,873 6,137 Enniskillen 2,895 261,338.69 8,266 8,290 8,490 Falls 9,884 727,109.01 9,485 9,034 9,390 Holywood Road 6,928 453,436.27 9,018 8,783 9,286 Kilkeel 676 51,275.48 1,437 1,440 1,480 Knockbreda 2,760 225,072.52 6,357 6,223 6,657 Larne 3,052 151,624.30 2,888 2,799 2,965 Limavady 2,084 127,109.04 3,202 3,136 3,227 Lisburn 7,108 728,054.03 6,540 6,628 6,694 Londonderry 11,470 1,118,808.56 14,786 14,818 15,901 Lurgan 5,854 856,702.31 5,806 5,688 6,100 Magherafelt 3,027 425,225.75 5,080 5,175 5,289 Newcastle 1,339 67,989.42 1,888 1,861 1,941 Newry 5,010 669,516.30 9,600 9,457 9,748 Newtownabbey 4,840 247,413.38 5,774 5,415 5,941 Newtownards 1,702 123,481.10 3,840 3,986 3,910 Omagh 3,783 378,413.86 5,577 5,530 6,039 Portadown 2,268 194,414.67 3,837 3,728 3,992 Shaftesbury Squar 6,465 565,737.83 6,662 6,896 8,152 Shankill 4,220 365,981.69 5,367 5,209 5,328 Strabane 5,193 381,830.67 6,045 6,121 6,039 Total 151,141 13,100,309.25 193,183 190,780 199,761 1 During the period in question there were three counts of the caseload as shown.
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the total numbers in receipt of(a) mobility allowance (b) attendance allowance and (c) invalid care allowance and to indicate the total number of claims received for each allowance in each of the past five years indicating the number of claims from each year which were successful.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 16 May 1989]: The total numbers of people in Northern Ireland in receipt of mobility allowance, attendance allowance and invalid care allowance at the latest date for which information is available are 13,530, 29,394 and 6,174 respectively. The total numbers of claims received for each allowance in each of the last five years and the total numbers of claims allowed in those years are as follows:
Year Claims received Claims allowed Mobility Allowance 1984 4,544 2,055 1985 5,017 2,330 1986 5,427 2,959 1987 6,382 2,838 1988 6,278 2,866 Attendance Allowance 1984 12,043 8,697 1985 12,285 8,186 1986 12,409 9,078 1987 13,951 8,651 1988 15,709 10,852 Invalid Care 1984 208 183 1985 391 156 1986 5,072 1,264 1987 2,995 3,528 1988 1,873 1,849
§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate the age profile of those receiving(a) mobility allowance (b) attendance allowance and (c) invalidity care allowance.
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§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 16 May 1989]: The latest available information is as follows:
(a) Mobility Allowance Age at 31 December 1988 Number Under 5 8 5–9 365 10–14 351 15–19 472 20–24 493 25–29 465 30–34 528 35–39 580 40–44 757 45–49 942 50–54 1,232 55–59 1,760 60–64 2,354 65+ 2,615 Total 12,922 469W
(b) Attendance Allowance Age at 29 December 1988 Number 2–4 577 5–9 1,246 10–14 1,032 15 190 16–19 776 20–24 910 25–29 812 30–34 695 35–39 716 40–44 694 45–49 798 50–54 901 55–59 1,168 60–64 1,499 65–69 2,147 70–74 2,524 75–79 3,444 80–84 3,828 85–89 3,039 90–94 1,663
Age at 29 December 1988 Number 95+ 735 Total 29,394
(c) Invalid Care Allowance Age at 23 February 1989 Number 16–20 46 21–25 162 26–30 427 31–35 628 36–40 805 41–45 1,061 46–50 969 51–55 890 56–60 881 61–65 269 66–70 24 70+ 12 Total 6,174