Invalid Care Allowance

HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 c677W

Mr. Alan Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 14 February,Official Report, column342, to the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr. Olner), what is his estimate of the numbers of (a) women and (b) men who could gain if new claims for invalid care allowance were allowed for people over retirement age. [18982]

Mr. Burt

The estimated number of women and men who would gain if new claims for invalid care allowance were allowed for people over the age of 65 are 65,000 and 5,000 respectively. Most of these are estimated to gain by only a small proportion of the basic invalid care allowance rate, because of the rules on contributory benefits. Those on income-related benefits would gain entitlement to carer premium.

Note:

Estimates are rounded to the nearest thousand.

Source:

Family Resources Survey 1994–95.