Disability Living Allowance

HC Deb 13 November 2000 vol 356 cc525-6W

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients there are of the(a) mobility component and (b) care component of Disability Living Allowance, broken down by levels of benefit, at the most recent date for which figures are available, and in each of the three preceding years. [138220]

Mr. Bayley

The information requested is given in the table.

Recipients of Disability Living Allowance by component
Component	19971	19981	19991	20001
Care component
Higher rate	359,400	381,900	391,900	414,500
Middle rate	530,100	564,500	590,200	621,600
Lower rate	390,600	439,500	477,200	506,600

Recipients of Disability Living Allowance by component
Component	19971	19981	19991	20001
Mobility component
Higher rate	1,293,300	1,336,400	1,352,300	1,375,100
Lower rate	365,000	407,200	437,700	468,400
1 Figures relate to the number of recipients at 31 May each year

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 5 per cent. data