§ 25. Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients there are of social security benefits; and how many of them are under 21 years of age. [11397]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
Benefit1 All recipients Recipients under age 21 Attendance allowance2 1,184,000 0 Child benefit3 6,980,700 83,500 Council tax benefit4 5,624,000 96,000 Disability living allowance2 1,812,000 219,000 Disability working allowance5 10,541 360 Family Credit6 693,000 5,000 Housing Benefit4 4,734,000 142,000 Incapacity benefit7 1,780,380 920 Income support8 5,710,000 382,000 Industrial injuries disablement benefit9 244,800 600 Invalid care allowance10 359,272 5,283 Maternity allowance7 12,160 760 One parent benefit3 993,500 24,600 Reduced earnings allowance9 150,600 0 Retirement pension11 9,722,000 0 Severe Disablement Allowance7 355,200 25,600 Unemployment benefit12 398,000 7,000 War disablement pension13 266,789 67 War widows pension13 59,611 2 Widows benefit11 290,740 40 1 As a person can be in receipt of more than one benefit at a time, it is not possible to quantify the total number of recipients. 2 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 30 November 1996. 3 Figures are based on a 1 per cent. sample at 31 December 1995. 4 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 1 per cent. sample at 31 May 1995. 5 Figures are based on a 100 per cent. count at 31 July 1996. 6 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 31 May 1996. 7 Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 31 August 1996. 8 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 24 February 1996. 9 Figures are based on a 10 per cent. sample at 30 March 1996. 10 Figures are based on a 100 per cent. sample at 16 January 1997. 11 Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 31 March 1996. 12 Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 5 per cent. sample at 9 May 1996. 13 Figures are based on a 100 per cent. sample at 31 December 1996.