§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many requests for permission to make late appeals in respect of Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance were(a) made and (b) granted in each year since 1996–97. [132056]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is not available in the format requested.
§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance receive both a child dependant's addition and an adult dependant's addition. [132059]
§ Mr. BayleyThe number of Incapacity Benefit recipients where both a child dependant's addition and an adult dependant's addition is payable is 47,200.
The number of Severe Disablement Allowance recipients where both a child dependant's and an adult dependant's addition is payable is 1,300.
These figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system at 29 February 2000 and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants of Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance with dependent children also receive Income Support. [132060]
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§ Mr. BayleyAt November 1999, there were 231,000 claimants of Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance of working age with dependent children who also receive Income Support in Great Britain.
Of the 231,000 claimants of Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance with dependent children who also receive Income Support, 132,000 are not receiving an Incapacity Benefit payment but are receiving National Insurance credits only due to failing the contribution condition.
Source:
Client Group Analysis of DSS statistical 5 per cent. samples relating to the working age claiming key Social Security benefits in November 1999.
§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people who have been assessed as disabled under the Industrial Injuries Disablement Scheme he estimates will benefit from decision CI 1698/97 of the Social Security Commissioners on aggregation of disablement assessments. [132057]
§ Mr. BayleyWork is in hand to identify the people affected.
§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many children, by age group, live in households where a parent is in receipt of Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support with a disability premium. [132058]
§ Mr. BayleyThe information is in the table.
Children of working age recipients of Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support with a disability related premium by age of child—Great Britain: November 1999 Thousand Number All children 582 Under 5 97 Aged 5–10 153 Aged 11–15 163 16 or over 54 Not known 115 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand
2. Includes children for which additional benefit allowances are payable.
3. A "disability related premium" means a Disability Premium, Severe Disability Premium (higher and lower rates) or a Higher Pensioner Premium where the claimant or partner are aged over 60 and would qualify for the Disability Premium.
Source:
Client Group Analysis of DSS statistical 5 per cent. samples relating the working age claiming key Social Security benefits in November 1999.