§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people under the age of 65 received an Attendance Allowance in Crosby constituency in each of the years from 1994 to 1999. [118680]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 11 April 2000]: The administration of Attendance Allowance 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 14 April 2000:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking, how many people under the age of 65 received an Attendance Allowance (AA) in Crosby constituency in each of the years from 1994 to 1999.Since the introduction of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) on 1st April 1992, persons under the age of 65 have not been able to claim AA. Customers who were under the age of 65 and in receipt of AA had their benefit converted to DLA.Details of DLA for 1998 and 1999 are set out in the table below. Prior to 1998 figures were based on a 5% sample and the numbers for Crosby constituency are too small to be statistically reliable. Since 1998 the figures are based on a 100% sample.
Year DLA recipients 1998 2,172 1999 2,158 I hope this is helpful.