§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the average income in benefits was for recipients of Disability Living Allowance in each year since 1992 at today's prices. [134213]
§ Mr. BayleyInformation is not available in the form requested, because some awards of income-related benefits are made for families rather than individuals. Such information as is available is in the table.
Average weekly benefit income of households in Great Britain which include a Disability Living Allowance recipient £ 1995–96 196 1996–97 195 1997–98 197 1998–99 196 Source:
Family Resources Survey
The Government recognise the need to increase the incomes of the most severely disabled people on Income Support and have announced their intention to introduce a disability income guarantee for such people in April 2001.
Notes:
- 1. Estimates are based on survey data, and as such are subject to sampling error.
- 2. Amounts are rounded to the nearest pound.
- 3. The amounts are expressed at September 2000 prices and cover the years for which information is available in a comparable form.