§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what are the estimated costs to his Department of abolishing the qualifying benefit rules for disability working allowance.
§ Mr. HagueThis information is not readily available. The cost would depend on the nature of any alternative qualifying test, the way in which any such test was applied, the number of people who decide to take up work or change their pattern of work, and the levels of earnings and other income.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many disability working allowance claims have been disallowed for reasons of income higher than the appropriate level; how many of these claims had weekly incomes above this level of (i) up to £1, (ii) between £1 and £2, (iii) between £2 and £5, (iv) between £5 and £10, (v) between £10 and £15 and between £15 and £20.
§ Mr. HagueSince March 1992, 3,371 claims have been disallowed because income is in excess of the appropriate level.
The remaining information is not available in the form requested.