§ Mr. Ian StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much has been paid out by the Independent Living Fund in each of the last five years; and how much has been awarded to claimants with(a) physical and (b) learning disabilities. [102765]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested. The Funds do not keep records of grants paid to clients as a result of a particular disability. ILF grants are paid on the basis of an individual's care needs. Such information as is available is in the tables.
The amounts paid out as grants by the independent living funds in the last five years £ Year 1993 Fund Extension Fund 1994–95 6,577,784 100,568,587 1995–96 15,820,289 92,875,374 1996–97 25,375,617 84,001,152 1997–98 34,762,568 76,354,566 1998–99 43,030,022 71,924,318 Data held by the Independent Living (1993) Fund give a breakdown of clients by primary recorded disability.
Independent living (1993) Fund—Client load in September 1999 Severe learning difficulties 1,481 27 Multiple sclerosis 891 16 Cerebral palsy 767 14 Spinal injury 454 8 Brain damage 360 7 Cerebro-vascular 302 5 Muscular dystrophy 205 4 Arthritis 144 3 Epilepsy 136 2 Parksinson's disease 64 — Spina bifida 59 — Friedrich's Ataxia 53 — Mental illness 51 — Huntington's Chorea 50 — AIDS 36 — Cancer 36 — Dementia 32 — Motor neurone disease 31 — Polio 29 — Heart disease 23 — Respiratory disease 23 — Hydrocephalus 17 — Physical malformation 20 — Blood disease 10 — Osteoporosis 5 — Other 237 — Note:
No similar information exists for the Independent Living (Extension) Fund.