§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will publish the Framework Document relating to National Statistics. [124930]
Disability Living Allowance appeals Appeal decisions 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 All decisions 28,225 35,551 38,194 49,000 47,775 Award reduced 33 56 78 87 106 As percentage 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Award increased 4,593 5,741 5,662 6,523 5,714 As percentage 16.3 16.1 14.8 13.3 12.0 Award varied 155 210 279 356 306 As percentage 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 Allowed 11,801 13,346 12,710 16,261 16,725 As percentage 41.8 37.5 33.3 33.2 35.0 Notes:
The following were also included to provide a complete picture of outcomes on DLA appeals.
1. Award varied is where the length of award changes or the monetary value remains the same but components change.
2. Allowed is where Lay Review/Appeal is determined in favour of the claimant.
Source:
DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the(a) net cost and (b) number of beneficiaries of abolishing Attendance Allowance and
Estimated cost and number of gainers from abolition of upper age limit for Disability Living Allowance 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Cost (£ billion) 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 Gainers (million) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.45 1.5 Notes:
1. Costs are in cash prices and rounded to nearest hundred million and number of gainers rounded to the nearest 50,000.
2. Estimates derived from model of entitlement based on 1996–97 Disability Survey and fort cast case loads.
3. Estimates are subject to a significant margin of error reflecting underlying uncertainties of modelling entitlement from available survey data.
Estimated costs include effects on income related benefits.