§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what discussions he has had with the trustee of the independent living fund regarding the withdrawal of independent living fund assistance from all those aged over 74 years; and what representations he has received regarding withdrawal of the scheme.
§ Mr. ScottMany representations on the restriction of awards from the independent living fund (ILF) were received following the trustees' decision in June 1990 to give priority to those applicants aged between 16 and 74 who were also in receipt of higher rate attendance allowance.
Social Security Appeals Statistics Great Britain Supplementary Benefit Single Payments Year Ending 31 December 1985 31 December 1986 31 December 1987 31 December 1988 31 December 1989 Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Total number of appeals heard 45,684 54,184 96,375 103,383 8,321 Number decided in appellants favour Not attended 1,982 4 2,521 5 3,989 4 6,679 6 626 8 Appellant only attended 4,771 10 5,735 11 8,206 9 11,436 11 785 9 Appellant and representative attended 4,368 10 4,647 9 7,313 8 10,672 10 1,402 17