§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales were registered for, and inreceipt of, invalidity benefit in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [16777]
§ Mr. HagueI have been asked to reply.
The available information is in the table:
Number of Invalidity Benefit recipients in Wales Number April 1992 1159,000 April 1993 1172,000 April 1994 2184,000 February 1995 2186,000 Notes:
1 Based on a 1 per cent. sample of claimants, rounded to the nearest thousand, at 4 April 1992 and 3 April 1993.
2 Based on a 100 per cent. clerical count of cases in the Benefits Agency offices, rounded to the nearest thousand, on the last working day of the month. The figure will include some people who have claimed but are not actually receiving benefit: eg because they are in receipt of a higher overlapping benefit. Figures are provisional and are subject to amendment.