Disability Allowances (Hansard, 25 October 1994)

§ Ms Corston
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of income support disability premium since April 1993 have had this premium withdrawn following a decision that they are capable of work; how many of these appealed; and in how many of these appeals the claimants were successful.
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§ Mr. Roger Evans
The information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Ms Corston
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of income support in each region also receive the disability premium; and how many receive the disability premium by reason only of their incapacity to work.

§ Mr. Roger Evans
The available information is set out in the table:

Region Total number on IS
in receipt of the
disability premium
Numbers in receipt
of the disability
premium because of
incapacity¹

North Eastern 84,000 47,000

London North 84,000 52,000

South Western 31,000 18,000

Midlands 82,000 43,000

North Western 103,000 61,000

London South 67,000 43,000

Wales 44,000 28,000

Scotland 73,000 48,000

Total 568,000 340,000

¹over twenty eight weeks incapacitated for work, and people who
receive invalidity benefit or severe disablement allowance. People
who qualify because they are registered blind or are provided with
an invalid carriage are also included. The figure does not include
those who qualify because of receipt of disability living allowance,
attendance allowance, or disability working allowance.

Source: Income Support Statistical Enquiry November 1993.

Region	Total number on IS in receipt of the disability premium	Numbers in receipt of the disability premium because of incapacity¹
North Eastern	84,000	47,000
London North	84,000	52,000
South Western	31,000	18,000
Midlands	82,000	43,000
North Western	103,000	61,000
London South	67,000	43,000
Wales	44,000	28,000
Scotland	73,000	48,000
Total	568,000	340,000
¹over twenty eight weeks incapacitated for work, and people who receive invalidity benefit or severe disablement allowance. People who qualify because they are registered blind or are provided with an invalid carriage are also included. The figure does not include those who qualify because of receipt of disability living allowance, attendance allowance, or disability working allowance.