§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people now receive severe disablement allowance; and how many receive age allowances(a) at the higher rate, (b) at the middle rate and (c) at the lower rate.
§ Mr. ScottAs at 4 April 1992, the latest year for which actual figures are available, there were 302,0001 recipients of severe disablement allowance. The numbers entitled to the higher, middle and lower rate age allowances were 204,0001, 52,0001 and 45,0001 respectively. We estimate that as at April 1993 there were 313,0002 recipients of severe disablement allowance.
Sources:1One per cent. sample of claimants for Great Britain rounded to the nearest thousand.2Social Security Departmental Report published in March 1994.
Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (PD D12) by Area Directorate Area Claims received Disallowed on employment grounds Disallowed on medical grounds Assessed at 14 per cent. or over disabled (a) (b) (c) South Anglia 24 4 4 3 Chilterns 22 5 3 0 South East 446 28 299 31 West Country 146 8 41 4 Wales and Central England East Midlands 5,292 103 3,722 444 Greater Manchester 312 13 216 27 Lancashire and Cumbria 2,160 110 1,350 119 Merseyside 472 21 324 34 Midlands South West 623 26 440 47 Wales 8,614 525 5,362 1,134 West Mercia 3,516 174 2,239 316 Scotland and North East Scotland 2,354 78 1,831 84 Glasgow 232 12 92 8 North and West Yorkshire 2,498 80 1,738 327 North, Central and West Scotland 1,862 79 1,471 49 South Yorkshire and Humberside 6,261 139 4,304 655 Tyne Tees 6,873 133 5,510 514 Grand Total 41,707 1,538 28,946 3,796 (a) Claims disallowed where the customer had not worked underground in a coal mine for a period of at least 20 years.
(b) Claims disallowed on medical advice include—customers with insufficient lung function loss; those where category 1 pneumoconiosis has not been diagnosed, and those where chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema has not been diagnosed.
(c) Claims assessed at 14 per cent. or more will result in an award of benefit.
Footnote: Not all claims received would have been decided by 12 June 1994.
Based on a 100 per cent. count and subject to amendment.