§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people of working age without disabilities received benefit payments and at what total cost in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990 and (iii) the latest date for which figures are available. [43949]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Numbers of benefit recipients 000 Benefit 19801 19902 For date see note3 Maternity Allowance4 119 13 12 Widow's Benefit 452 312 248 Family Credit n/a 324 766 Housing Benefit5,6,7 n/a 1,585 2,201 Council Tax Benefit/Community charge benefit5,6,7 n/a 82,360 92,169 Supplementary Benefit or Income Support5 1,212 2,347 1,605 Jobseeker's Allowance Income-based5 n/a n/a 1,173 Jobseeker's Allowance Contribution-based only5 n/a n/a 176 1 Maternity Allowance and Income Benefit is at November 1979. 2 Maternity Allowance as at March, Widow's Benefit as at September, Family Credit, Income Support, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit as at May. 3Maternity Allowance as at May 1997, Widow's Benefit as at September 1997, Family Credit as at November 1997, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit as at May 1996, Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance figures are at August 1997. 4 Maternity Allowance was abolished from April 1987. Statutory Maternity Pay was introduced from 6 April 1987.
5 Information refers to benefit units or claimants where there is no disability premium in payment.
6 Information does not include second adult rebate cases.
7 Community Charge Benefit at May 1990.
8 Council Tax Benefit at May 1996.
9These figures do not take into account benefit overlap.
10 A detailed breakdown of each benefit by working age could be provided for some benefits and years but this would be at a disproportionate cost.
11 Figures rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
1. Maternity Allowance figures for 1980 and 1990 are from a 1 per cent. sample of claimants and for May 1997 from a 5 per cent. sample.
2. Widow's Benefit is from a 10 per cent. sample in 1980, 1990 and a 5 per cent. sample in September 1997.
3. Family Credit for 1990 is a 1 per cent. sample and for 1997 a 5 per cent. sample.
4. Income Support Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, August 1997.
5. Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, August 1997.
6.Annual Statistical Inquiry, 1980 and 1990.
7. Housing Benefit Management Information System, annual 1 per cent. sample inquiry with and without Income Support.
Information on costs £ Benefit expenditure 1980–811 3,944 1990–911 12,710 1996–971 21,677 1 Excludes expenditure on Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit, Non-contributory Invalidity Pension (in 1980–81), Severe Disablement Benefit (in 1990–91), Industrial Disablement Benefit and Housing Benefit and Income Support where a Disability Premium is paid. 2 Excludes expenditure on Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Benefit, Industrial Disablement Benefit, Disability Living Allowance and Housing Benefit and Income Support where a Disability Premium is paid. Notes:
1. The figures do not include all expenditure to people of working age and also includes some expenditure for people not of working age.
2. The figures in the table are consistent with Table 4 of the Departmental Report 1998 (Cm 3913) which provides a general guide to benefit expenditure of people of working age, people over working age and people under working age.
§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people of working age received disability benefit payments and at what cost in(a) 1980, (b) 1990 and (c) the latest date for which figures are available. [43950]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the tables.
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Numbers of benefit recipients1 000 Benefit 19802 19903 1997–984 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit 127 116 171 Attendance Allowance 82 192 n/a Mobility Allowance 144 388 n/a Disability Living Allowance n/a n/a 1,163 Disability Working Allowance n/a n/a 14 Sickness Benefit/Invalidity Benefit or Incapacity Benefit 945 1,106 1,560
Numbers of benefit recipients1 000 Benefit 19802 19903 1997–984 Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension (NCIP) and Housewives' NCIP or Severe Disablement Allowance 158 247 329 War Disablement Pension 163 56 71 Supplementary Benefit or Income Support with Disability Premiums5 5199 5330 841 Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance with Disability Premiums5 n/a n/a 17 Housing Benefit with Disability Premiums5,6 n/a 289 665 Council Tax Benefit with Disability Premiums5,6 n/a 440 727 Notes:
1 These figures do not take into account any benefit overlap
22 Attendance Allowance as at March, Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, NCIP, Housewives' NCIP and Severe Disablement Allowance as at May, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit as at September, and Mobility Allowance and War Disablement Pension as at December. Supplementary Benefit figures are from the Annual Statistical Inquiry 1980
3 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, Attendance Allowance, Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, NCIP, Housewives' NCIP and Severe Disablement Allowance as at March, and Mobility Allowance and War Disablement Pension as at December. Income Support figures are from the Annual Statistical Inquiry 1990, and Housing Benefit figures as at May 1990
4 Disability Living Allowance as at February 1997, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit as at April 1997, Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit, NCIP, Housewives' NCIP and Severe Disablement Allowance as at May 1997, War Disablement Pension as at February 1998, Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance figures as at August 1997 and Disability Working Allowance figure as at October 1997, Housing Benefit and Council Tax figures as at May 1996
5 The 1980 figures show number of claimants receiving Supplementary Benefit on grounds of incapacity. The 1990 figures show number of claimants receiving Income Support (i) who also receive NI sickness, injury, disablement or widows industrial injury benefit or invalidity pension or allowance and (ii) who are sick or disabled, under pension age and incapable of work, and not in receipt of NI benefit
6 Claims for Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance may be in respect of a single person or a couple.
7 There is an overlap between Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit as a high percentage of claimants receive both Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. Figures do not include second adult rebate cases
8Figures rounded to the nearest thousand.
Sources:
1. Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is based on a 10 per cent. sample. Attendance Allowance, Mobility Allowance, and War Disablement Pension on a 100 per cent. count. Sickness Benefit/Invalidity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance for 192W 1980 and 1990 are taken from a 1 per cent. sample. The Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance figures for 1997, the War Disablement Pension figures for 1998 and the Disability Living Allowance figure are based on a 5 per cent. sample
2. Income Support Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, August 1997 (5 per cent. sample)
3. Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, August 1997 (5 per cent. sample)
4. Disability Working Allowance Statistics Quarterly Inquiry, October 1997 (100 per cent. count of claims)
5. Income Support Annual Statistical Inquiry, 1980 and 1990 (1 per cent. sample)
6. Housing Benefit Management Information System, annual 1 per cent. sample) inquiry with and without Income Support, taken at the end of May 1990 and May 1996.
Expenditure on disability benefits Year £million 1980–1981 2,740 1990–1991 7,388 1996–1997 18,906 Notes:
1. Total of expenditure on Sickness Benefit, Invalidity Benefit, Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension, Industrial Disablement Benefit and Housing Benefit and Income Support where a Disability Premium is paid. Severe Disablement Benefit replaced Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension in 1984
2. Sickness Benefit and Invalidity Benefit were replaced by a single Incapacity Benefit in April 1995. Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance introduced in 1992
3. The figures do not include all expenditure to people of working age—for example, War Pensions paid to disabled people. Table 4 of the Departmental Report attributes expenditure for a particular benefit to the group where the majority of expenditure arises—in the case of War Pensions this applies to people over working age. The figures also include some expenditure for people not of working age. The figures for Disability Living Allowance include payments made in respect of children under age 16 and to people over age 60
4. The figures in this table are consistent with Table 4 of the Departmental Report 1998 (Cm 3913) which provides a general guide to benefit expenditure of people of working age, people over working age and people under working age
5. A detailed breakdown of each benefit by working age could be provided for some benefits and years but this would be at disproportionate cost.