HC Deb 13 January 2000 vol 342 cc228-9W
Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what number and proportion of people aged over 60 years or over are entitled to, but are not receiving,(a) Attendance Allowance and (b) Disability Living Allowance. [104058]

Mr. Bayley

There are no reliable estimates of the number of people aged 60 years or over who might be entitled to these benefits if they were to make a claim.

However, provisional take-up estimates covering all ages and based on the disability follow-up to the Family Resources Survey are 40 per cent. to 60 per cent. for Attendance Allowance, 30 per cent. to 50 per cent. for the care component of Disability Living Allowance and 50 per cent. to 70 per cent. for the mobility component.