§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the numbers and proportion of claimants of an incapacity benefit who have been assessed as capable of their usual occupation or an alternative who have lodged an appeal against this decision in each of the last four quarters. [16704]
§ Mr. HagueThe information is not available in the form requested.
Available information is in the tables.
Table A—Outcome of claims referred to Benefits Agency Medical Services Quarter ending Capable of normal occupation Capable of alternative work September 1993 6,000 28,000 December 1993 5,000 25,000 March 1994 5,000 28,000 June 1994 4,000 25,000 September 1994 4,000 27,000 Notes:
1. Based on a 100 per cent. count of cases, rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. References are for Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance, but excludes those references where the National Insurance contribution conditions for Sickness/Invalidity Benefit have not been satisfied and benefit is payable because the person's incapacity is the result of an accident at work or a prescribed industrial disease.
Disabling condition Higher rate Lower rate Total Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Arthritis 82,300 20.1 179,500 30.6 261,900 26.3 Frailty 54,400 13.3 95,500 16.3 149,900 15.1 Heart disease 18,300 4.5 38,800 6.6 57,100 5.7 Stroke related 53,000 13.0 52,400 8.9 105,500 10.6 Dementia 69,800 17.1 46,600 7.9 116,400 11.7 Chest disease 15,100 3.7 26,600 4.5 41,700 4.2 Blindness 10,300 2.5 32,000 5.5 42,300 4.2 Parkinson's disease 17,200 4.2 15,100 2.6 32,300 3.2 Muscle/joint/bone disease 7,800 1.9 13,200 2.2 21,000 2.1 Other 81,000 19.8 86,900 14.8 167,900 16.9 Total 409,200 100 586,700 100 995,900 100 Columns may not add due to rounding.
Source:
Analytical Services Division 5 per cent. extract