§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of claims for disability living allowance have been(a) refused and (b) granted after appeal in each month since April 1996 in (i) Great Britain and (ii) each region. [14737]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 7 November 1997]: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
Disability Living Allowance statistics do not distinguish between reviews and appeals relating to first claims, and reviews and appeals relating to existing awards. A claim may be successful on review or appeal for a variety of reasons, for example because additional information has been received or the claimant's condition has deteriorated.
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Disability living allowance: claims reviews and appeals1,2 Initial claims decided Reviews decided Appeals decided total refusals Total successful total successful April 1996 41,533 22,255 22,461 9,224 2,542 1,648 May 1996 45,576 24,234 27,253 11,352 2,769 1,744 June 1996 41,969 22,360 29,381 12,109 2,964 1,784 July 1996 46,049 24,949 34,119 14,036 3,013 1,811 August 1996 41,791 21,937 31,781 12,700 2,900 1,731 September 1996 43,219 22,869 26,231 10,578 2,899 1,720 October 1996 50,536 26,930 32,078 12,923 3,766 2,227 November 1996 45,754 24,302 32,429 12,786 3,366 1,946 December 1996 34,822 18,515 24,151 9,461 2,660 1,595 January 1997 43,750 23,235 37,924 14,871 3,558 1,979 February 1997 40,603 22,317 32,603 12,521 2,746 1,521 March 1997 40,193 22,223 28,923 11,194 2,368 1,358 April 1997 43,133 24,121 32,757 12,712 3,200 1,761 May 1997 36,489 19,706 27,895 10,533 2,620 1,465 June 1997 41,696 23,139 21,458 8,022 3,054 1,705 July 1997 46,259 25,756 33,513 12,854 3,300 1,898 August 1997 37,621 20,610 32,152 11,976 2,724 1,503 September 1997 41,453 22,489 33,354 12,454 3,201 1,605 October 1997 43,697 23,945 37,095 12,972 3,183 1,560 1Reviews were made by adjudication officers in the Benefits Agency. Claimants dissatisfied with reviews can appeal to the Independent Tribunal Service. 2Both the reviews and appeals figures for a given month will feature initial claims decided in an earlier month.