Disability living Allowance and Attendance Allowance

HC Deb 04 June 1992 vol 208 cc613-4W

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claims have been made for disability living allowances and attendance allowance for each month since February.

Mr. Scott

The latest available figures for claims¹ registered for disability living allowance were:

	Number
February	72,407
March	123,985
April	67,888
TOTAL	264,280
1 These numbers include new claims, "top-up" claims from existing recipients of attendance allowance and mobility allowance and claims made on the grounds of terminal illness.

The latest available figures for claims received for attendance allowance were:

	Number
February	59,871
March	71,084
April	51,816
TOTAL	182,771