§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) men and (b) women receive invalidity benefit in Wales; what percentage of those are aged between 50 and 65 years; and what are each of those figures as percentages of the Welsh population.
§ Mr. David Hunt[holding answer 11 May 1993]: The latest available information on those in receipt of invalidity benefit in Wales is given in the following table:
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Invalidity benefit beneficiaries in Wales at 30 March 1991 All ages Aged 50 to 65 years 50 to 65 years as a percentage of all ages Males Number 108,400 66,400 61 Percentage of population within the age group 7.7 27.2 1 Females Number 38,200 18,300 48 Percentage of population within the age group 2.6 7.2 1 Source: 1 per cent. sample of claimants, Department of Social Security, OPCS provisional 1991 mid-year estimates of population.
1 Not applicable.