§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available; and. if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Mr. ScottThe information as at 31 March 1990, the latest date for which information is available, is set out in the table:
Male Female age under 20 12,800 9,300 20 to 24 15,100 11,500 25 to 29 17,000 10,600 30 to 34 10,700 12,500 35 to 39 10,500 13,200 40 to 44 9,100 18,400 45 to 49 8,700 16,600 50 to 54 6,100 22,100 55 to 59 6,700 27,500 60 to 64 8,300 19,000 65 and Over 7,400 11,500 all ages 112,400 172,200
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving income support with a disability premium at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe available information is in tables 4.1 to 4.1C and 5.2 of the income support annual statistical inquiry for 1989, a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving housing benefit with a disability premium at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Miss WiddecombeAt August 1990, the rent rebate and rent allowance case load of those aged less than 60 who 253W were not getting income support, but who were allowed a disability, or severe disability premium was 155,000. The latest comparable figure, for May 1989, for those also in receipt of income support is 140,000. Above the age of 60 the higher pensioner premium is awarded in place of a disability premium. The figures cannot be cross-classified by sex or age.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving community charge benefit with a disability premium at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving war disablement benefit 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. ScottThe number of war disablement pensions in payment at 31 March 1991, was as follows:
Percentage rate Number of pensions 20 76,611 30 42,635 40 23,860 50 12,867 60 9,132 70 6,711 80 6,200 90 2,310 100 11,714 Total 192,040 Information is not available on the breakdown of these figures by sex and standard age cohorts; the number of war disablement pensioners by age is, however, as follows:
Age Number of pensioners Under 20 61 20–29 1,381 30–39 4,000 40–49 9,543 50–59 21,662 60–64 14,967 65–69 38,154 70–79 85,042 80–89 15,068 90 and over 2,162 Total 192,040
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people were receiving mobility allowance at the last date for which figures are available; and if he will break down the figures by sex and standard age cohorts.
§ Mr. ScottThe latest information at 18 April 1991 is in the table:
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Age Male Female Up to 9 5,450 4,180 10 to 14 4,880 4,030 15 to 19 5,590 4,840
Age Male Female 20 to 24 7,840 6,740 25 to 29 8,990 8,300 30 to 34 9,200 9,360 35 to 39 10,610 11,830 40 to 44 15,840 18,070 45 to 49 19,970 22,230 50 to 54 29,050 30,950 55 to 59 44,650 43,910 60 to 64 67,600 59,790 65 to 69 69,190 56,990 70 to 74 22,420 21,150 75 and over 1,610 1,890 322,890 304,260