HC Deb 17 June 1992 vol 209 cc591-4W
Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because 196 days of continuous incapacity commenced before their 20th birthday; and what proportion of these were(a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(2) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because of previous receipt of noncontributory invalidity pension; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(3) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of attendance allowance, mobility allowance or war pensioners' mobility supplement; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(4) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of a previous assessment under the industrial injuries or war pensions schemes; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(5) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of a vaccine damage payment: and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(6) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of being registered blind or partially sighted; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(7) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of an invalid tricycle, car or car allowance; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(8) how many people in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available became entitled because they were classified as 80 per cent. disabled by adjudicating medical authorities; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(9) how many people were in receipt of severe disablement allowance at the last date for which figures are available; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women.

Mr. Scott

Information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is in the table. The latest date for which information is available is March 1990. The information is based on a 1 per cent. sample and has been rounded to he nearest 1,000. It is statistically unreliable to express the separate entries as proportions or percentages.

Severe disablement allowance beneficiaries as at 31 March 1990
Condition Male Married Women Single Women1 Total
Under 20 when incapacity arose 20,000 1,000 15,000 35,000
Links with NCIP/HNCIP/SDA 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000
MOB A/AA awarded 5,000 15,000 5,000 25,000
Blind/partially sighted 4 2,000 4 2,000
Other passport benefit2 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000
Adjudicating medical authorities 5,000 10,000 4,000 18,000
Others 381,000 43,000 76,000 199,000
Total 112,000 71,000 101,000 285,000

Notes:

1 Single women includes single, divorced and widows.

2 Other passport benefits include invalid tricycle, car or private car allowance, vaccine damage payments, industrial injuries and war pensions.

3 Other condition relates to those transferred from NCIP/HNCIP with continuous entitlement.

4 Figure less than 500.

Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Mr. Alfred Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of attendance allowance, mobility allowance or war pensioners' mobility supplement; and what proportion of these were(a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(2) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of a vaccine damage payment; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(3) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of receipt of an invalid tricycle, car or car allowance; and what proportion of these were (a) men. (b) single women and (c) married women;

(4) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because 196 days of continuous incapacity commenced before their 20th birthday; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(5) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of a previous assessment under the industrial injuries or war pensions schemes; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

6) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by virtue of being registered blind or partially sighted; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women;

(7) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available became entitled because they were deemed 80 per cent. disabled by adjudicating medical authorities; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women:

(8) how many people awarded severe disablement allowance in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of these were (a) men, (b) single women and (c) married women.

Mr. Scott

Information is not available in the form requested. Such information as is available is in the table. It is based on a 1 per cent. sample and has been rounded to the nearest 1,000. It is statistically unreliable to express the separate entries as proportions or percentages.

Severe Disablement Allowance Awards during the period 3 April 1989–31 March 1990
Condition Male Married Women Single Women1 Total
Under 20 when incapacity arose 5,000 3— 4,000 10,000
Links with NCIP/HNCIP/SDA 3— 3— n/a 3—
MOB A/AA awarded 1,000 3,000 1,000 5,000
Blind/partially sighted n/a 3— nla 3—
Other passport benefit2 3— 3— 3— 1,000
Adjudicating medical authorities 1,000 2,000 1,000 4,000
Total 8,000 6,000 6,000 20,000
n/a = Not available.
1 Single women includes single, divorced and widows.
2 Other passport benefits include invalid tricycle, car or private car allowance, vaccine damage payments, industrial injuries and war pensions.
3 Figures less than 500.