§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people who(a) were previously claiming invalidity benefit, (b) have claimed incapacity benefit since April 1995, (c) receive severe disablement allowance, (d) receive the income support disability premium on incapacity grounds and (e) receive incapacity credits only, have been treated as incapable of work since April 1995 by virtue of (i) receipt of the highest rate of the disability living allowance care component, (ii) being aged over 58 years on 13 April 1995 and received an incapacity benefit between 1 December 1993 and 12 April 1995, (iii) suffering from a progressive disease, (iv) being registered blind, (v) tetraplegia, (vi) persistent vegetative state, (vii) dementia, (viii) paraplegia (ix) a severe learning disability, (x) a severe and progressive muscle-wasting disease, (xi) an active and progressive form of inflammatory polyarthritis, (xii) a progressive impairment of cardio-respiratory function, (xiii) dense paralysis of upper limb, trunk and lower limb on one side of the body, (xiv) multiple effects of impairment of function of brain or nervous system, (xv) a severe and progressive immune deficiency state and (xvi) a severe mental illness. [26726]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
We estimate that 738,000 people are not subject to the all-work test because they were aged 58 or over on 13 April 1995 and have been continuously in receipt of invalidity benefit since 1 December 1993.
479W
Exempt category In receipt of incapacity benefit and previously in receipt of invalidity benefit prior to 13 April 1995 New incapacity benefit claimants since 13 April 1995 In receipt of severe disablement allowance In receipt of incapacity benefit with income support1 In receipt of Servere disablement allowance and income support Credit only2 Terminally ill and in receipt of disability living allowance higher rate care component or severe condition 420 420 Nil 200 Nil Nil In receipt of severe disablement allowance prior to 13 April 1995 n/a n/a 314,560 n/a 217,340 n/a Total 85,860 17,740 324,620 24,460 223,260 140 Notes: 1 No data are held on the number of exempt claimants who are in receipt of the disability premium in income support. 2 Credits-only cases are not in receipt of either incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance but may be in receipt of other benefits. 3No data are available on the nature of the severe condition. n/a = not applicable. Source:
5 per cent. scan of the incapacity benefit computer system; all data up to 30 November 1995. Excludes a small number of cases not on the system.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have been found incapable of work since April 1995 who(a) had previously claimed incapacity benefit since April 1995, (b) were receiving incapacity benefit and previously received invalidity benefit before April 1995; (c) previously claimed income support with a disability premium, (d) previously claimed severe disablement allowance and (e) received incapacity national insurance credits only. [26728]
§ Mr. BurtThe available information is in the table.
Numbers found incapable of work New incapacity benefit claimants since 13 April 1995 24,340 In receipt of incapacity benefit and previously in receipt of invalidity benefit prior to 13 April 1995 113,500 In receipt of incapacity benefit with income support1 37,940 In receipt of severe disablement allowance 7,480 Credits only2 44,380 Notes: 1 No information is available on the number found incapable of work who were in receipt of the disability premium in income support. 2Credits only cases are not in receipt of incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance but may be receiving other benefits. Source:
5 per cent. scan of the incapacity benefit computer system; all data are up to 30 November 1995. Excludes a small number of cases not on the system.
§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have been(a) found incapable of work since April 1995 and (b) disallowed benefit for failure to return the questionnaire or attend a medical examination; and how many people in both categories 480W have (i) signed on as unemployed, (ii) received unemployment benefit, (iii) received income support and (iv) received both. [26727]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Number Found capable of work following failure to return the questionnaire 7,710 Found capable of work following failure to attend a medical examination 2,416 Found incapable of work 561,502 Source:
100 per cent. count of cases on the incapacity benefit computer system. Excludes cases where claim related to national insurance credits only and a small number of cases not on the system. Data as at 31 March 1996.