Disability Living Allowance

HC Deb 19 February 1996 vol 272 cc26-7W

Mr. Clelland

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many new claims for disability living allowance were received in 1994–95; and how many of those claims were rejected by the Benefits Agency. [15201]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

The information is not available in the format requested. Figures are collected for claims processed in a year and also for disallowances. However, a claim received in one year, for example in March 1995, may not be decided until the following statistical year, for example in April 1995. Information available is set out in the table.

Disability Living AllowanceAwards and disallowances on new claims between 1 April 1994 and 31 March 19951 2 3
	Number
Claims received	504,000
Claims disallowed3	256,000

Source:

Analytical Services Division.

Notes:

¹Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.

²100 per cent. data.

³Also includes disallowances made by disability appeal tribunals.