§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many awards of attendance allowance were for periods of(a) two years, (b) one year, (c) nine months, (d) six months, and (e) any other period of less than three years, in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is not available in the precise form requested. Such information as is available is in the table. I understand that it is not the normal practice for the attendance allowance board to issue certificates to new beneficiaries for less than a year. The vast majority of short period certificates are issued on occasions when we need to ensure that there is no break of entitlement on renewal claims or during the processing of a review.
Awards made during period 1 October 1989 to 30 September 1990 Lower rate Higher rate Total Under 1 year 228 138 366 1 to 2 years 11,942 7,536 19,478 2 to 3 years 9,641 5,777 15,418 Total under 3 years 21,811 13,451 35,262