§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the estimated saving in(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99 and (c) 1999–2000 from the introduction of incapacity benefit. [21576]
§ Mr. DenhamThe estimated savings from the introduction of Incapacity Benefit are in the table.
Year Savings1 (£ million) 1997–98 1,350 1998–99 1,830 1999–2000 2,190 1 Cash terms.
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of the growth in expenditure on disability benefits since 1979 is attributable to recipients who are(a) above pension age, (b) within five years of pension age and (c) children. [21522]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information that is available on caseloads for Attendance Allowance and Mobility Allowance in 1979 and Disability Living Allowance for 1997 is given in the tables below. These benefits provide help to disabled people with the extra costs incurred because of the effects of their disabilities. Expenditure on these benefits has increased in real terms by 926 per cent. from 1978–79 to 1996–97.
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People in receipt of attendance allowance at 31 December 1979 000 Higher Lower All Men All ages 49 69 118 Under 16 11 16 27 60–64 4 5 9 65 and over 20 25 45 Women All ages 74 94 168 Under 16 8 16 24 60–64 5 6 11 65 and over 49 59 108 All persons All ages 123 163 286 Under 16 19 32 51
People in receipt of attendance allowance at 31 December 1979 000 Higher Lower All 60–64 — — — 65 and over — — — Source:
Estimated from a 100 per cent. count of statistical records, adjusted to reflect the extent to which they overstate the number of live cases.
Note:
1. Attendance allowance extended to children under two years of age in 1990.
People in receipt of mobility allowance at 31 December 1979 000 Men Women All Mobility allowance 56 57 113 All ages — — 16 Under 15 — — 9 60 and over — — — Vehicle scheme — — 24 All ages — — — Under 15 — — — 60 and over — — — Source:
100 per cent. data.
People in receipt of attendance allowance at 31 August 1997 age 65 and over 000 Higher Lower All Men 158 179 337 Women 347 515 862 All persons 505 694 1,199 Source:
5 per cent. data.
People in receipt of disability living allowance at 31 August 1997 000 Care component Mobility component Higher Middle Lower Higher Lower All awards Men All ages 180 282 190 651 206 980 Under 16 43 59 10 27 39 118 55–59 17 25 28 91 13 112 60–64 21 31 35 124 13 146 65 and over 26 38 26 176 10 194 Women All ages 183 263 216 657 173 944 Under 16 27 38 7 18 21 75 55–59 21 27 35 95 15 121 60–64 24 32 36 116 13 139 65 and over 30 43 31 176 11 197 All persons All ages 363 545 407 1,307 379 1,924 Under 16 71 98 17 45 59 192 55–59 38 52 63 185 28 233 60–64 45 62 71 239 26 285 65 and over 56 81 57 353 21 391 Source:
5 per cent. data.
Note:
1. Disability living allowance introduced in 1992 which replaced and extended help available through mobility allowance and attendance allowance for those under 65.
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