HC Deb 07 November 2000 vol 356 cc162-3W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for Attendance Allowance have been received in each quarter of the last three years; and of those how many were(a) successful, (b) unsuccessful, (c) subject to appeal and (d) successful at appeal. [136806]

Mr. Bayley

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.

Attendance Allowance claims
Decided1
Quarter ending Received Successful Unsuccessful
June 1997 115,334 76,484 32,119
September 1997 101,077 75,948 31,640
December 1997 98,112 69,741 27,448
March 1998 97,727 73,995 25,600

Attendance Allowance claims
Decided 1
Quarter ending Received Successful Unsuccessful
June 1998 102,246 71,762 26,471
September 1998 104,411 74,384 25,440
December 1998 98,680 71,212 25,490
March 1999 108,677 75,196 26,858
June 1999 101,702 73,844 27,099
September 1999 98,377 73,132 26,725
December 1999 90,158 58,795 19,729
March 2000 104,929 75,676 23,262
1 Figures include claims received before the quarter

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data

Attendance Allowance review and appeal decisions1
Review decisions2 Appeal decisions
Quarter ending Total Successful3 Total Successful4
June 1997 26,541 15,593 1,207 725
September 1997 31,497 17,561 1,399 804
December 1997 29,922 16,939 1,360 770
March 1998 29,267 16,892 1,696 894
June 1998 24,415 13,811 1,651 873
September 1998 24,716 13,725 1,697 833
December 1998 24,122 13,571 1,494 782
March 1999 26,052 14,431 1,546 772
June 1999 23,310 12,676 1,697 796
September 1999 26,284 14,004 1,566 729
December 1999 17,895 8,722 1,257 602
March 2000 22,143 12,779 1,261 557
1 Figures include claims received before the quarter.
2 Figures include supersessions and reconsiderations from October 1999.
3 Figures relate to previously unsuccessful claims where benefit is awarded, and to awards which are increased in value.
4 Figures relate to previously unsuccessful review decisions where benefit is awarded or where the value of the award is increased.

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data.

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