§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are in receipt of child benefit allowance in the Crosby constituency; and what percentage they constitute of the total population of the constituency. [118686]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of Child Benefit is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas, dated 11 April 2000:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people are in receipt of child benefit allowance in the Crosby constituency; and what percentage they constitute of the total population of the constituency.As of 28 February 1999, the number of households receiving child benefit in the Crosby constituency was approximately 9,000. This data is based on a 5 per cent. sample of child benefit records and has been derived from the information available in that sample based on residential postcodes.Due to the insufficient postcode data supplied to Analytical Services Division from the child benefit computer system, it has been difficult to derive accurate statistics by constituency. The Department is however, attempting to resolve this issue by improving the quality and accuracy of the postcode data and will make this information available as soon as this is achieved.Population data for Crosby is also not available in the format requested. The Office of National Statistics have advised that the 1991 census survey is based on Enumeration District information and are unable to match this to constituencies.I hope this reply is helpful.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in the age bands(a) 18 to 25, (b) 25 to 40, (c) 40 to 55 and (d) 55 to 65 years were in receipt of (i) Disability Allowance, (ii) Invalid Care Allowance, (iii) Carers Allowance, (iv) Incapacity Benefit and (v) other health-related benefit in (A) absolute 165W numbers and (B) as a percentage of the total population of the Crosby constituency in each of the years 1994 to 1999. [118684]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas, dated 11 April 2000:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking about people in receipt of certain benefits in your constituency.Information is not available for all the relevant benefits in the format requested. Unfortunately, population figures are not available for the Crosby constituency and I cannot, therefore, express any figures as a percentage of the population.Prior to 1998, figures for recipients of Disability Living Allowance were based on a 5% sample and the numbers for the Crosby constituency are too small to be statistically reliable. However, since 1998, the figures are based on a 100% sample and the details for 1998 and 1999 are set out below.
18–24 25–39 40–54 55–65 1998 82 417 734 939 1999 81 389 744 944
The figures for Severe Disablement Allowance cannot be provided as the sample is too small to be statistically valid and the figures for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit cannot be provided as they are not available by Parliamentary constituency.Figures for Invalid Care Allowance are not available by Parliamentary Constituency.The only other benefit paid specifically for carers is the Income Support Carers Premium. Figures by Parliamentary constituency has only been available since 1998 but the numbers in the 5% sample are too small to be statistically valid.For Incapacity Benefit, it is not possible to break down the age bands, as the 5% sample is too small to be statistically valid. I have provided below the total figure for the age band 18–65 for the years 1995–1999.
Year Number 1995 2,800 1996 2,500 1997 2,700 1998 2,400 1999 2,000
This reply covers all the sickness, disability and carer benefits.I hope this is helpful.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people over the age of 65 were in receipt of a benefit other than a state pension in the Crosby constituency in each of the years from 1994 to 1999. [118683]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas, dated 11 April 2000:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people over the age of 65 were in receipt of a benefit other than a state pension in the Crosby constituency in each of the years from 1994 to 1999.166WSome of the many benefits available to people over the age of 65 are not administered by the Benefits Agency, for example, Housing Benefit, Free Prescriptions, Travel Passes, etc.I can provide the following information for those benefits that the Benefits Agency is responsible for delivering.For Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the figures for Crosby constituency are as follows:
Year AA DLA 1994 1— 700 1995 2,000 700 1996 1,700 700 1997 1,900 700 1998 2,175 600 1999 2,212 661 1 Sample too small to be statistically valid Notes:
- 1. Figures up to 1997 based on a 5 per cent. sample
- 2. Figures from 1998 based on a 100 per cent. sample
For Income Support, the information is only available by parliamentary constituency from 1998. The estimated numbers in the constituency of Crosby in receipt of Income Support over the age of 65 are:
Year 1998 1,800 1999 1,900
For other benefits provided through the Benefits Agency for which people over age 65 may be eligible (see list below), the information is either not available by Parliamentary constituency, or the sample is too small to be statistically valid.
- Industrial Injuries Scheme Benefits
- Incapacity Benefit
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Winter Fuel Payments
- Cold Weather Payments
- Social Fund Payments
- I hope this is helpful.