HC Deb 01 May 1991 vol 190 cc254-5W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving attendance allowance at each rate at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is in the table:

Attendance allowances recipients at 31 March 1990. Figures are rounded (thousands)1
Age Higher rate Lower rate
Male Female Male Female
2–4 4 3 6 4
5–9 7 5 11 8
10–15 6 4 10 7
16–19 3 2 5 4
20–29 7 6 13 12
30–39 5 6 10 10
40–49 6 8 10 11
50–59 9 13 14 16
60–64 9 10 13 13
65–69 11 14 16 19
70–74 12 17 17 24
75–79 15 28 22 40
80 + 24 105 40 139
TOTAL 119 223 187 307
1 Estimated from a 100 per cent, count of statistical records adjusted to reflect estimates of the extent to which they overstate the number of live cases. Estimates for the older age groups are particularly prone to error.