§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of invalidity benefit receive an additional pension; and what is the average amount payable.
§ Mr. ScottOn 4 April 1992, the latest date for which information is available, additional pension was paid to 1,230,000 invalidity benefit recipients1. The average weekly amount of additional pension in payment was £13.402.
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1 Based on a 1 per cent. sample of claimants in Great Britain, rounded to the nearest thousand.
2 Rounded to the nearest penny.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many appeals against a decision that an invalidity benefit claimant was fit for work were received by his Department during(a) April to December 1992 and (b) April to December 1993; and what percentage of these were found in the claimant's favour.
§ Mr. ScottInformation is not available in the form requested. The available information is in the table.
Appeals registered with Social Security Appeal Tribunals: Invalidity Benefit1 Quarter ending Appeals lodged Heard and decided2 Decided in claimant's favour2 30 June 1992 2,593 1,311 681 30 September 1992 2,836 1,236 670 21 December 1992 2,834 1,367 757 31 March 1993 3,245 1,436 782 Notes:
1 Figures show all invalidity benefit appeals, including those against decisions that the claimant is capable of work.
2 Includes appeals lodged in an earlier quarter.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what percentage of(a) male and (b) female claimants of invalidity benefit are over the age of 45 years where an invalidity allowance is in payment.
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§ Mr. ScottThe latest available information is in the table.
Invalidity Benefit recipients aged 45 and over receiving invalidity allowance1 Percentage of Invalidity Benefit recipients by gender Male 232,000 22 Female 113,000 30 Notes: 1 Based on a 1 per cent. sample of claimants in Great Britain at 4 April 1992, the latest date for which figures are available. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand. 2 Figures do not include people whose entitlement to invalidity allowance is wholly offset by payment of additional pension.