§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will estimate the numbers of Incapacity Benefit claimants(a) under the age of 40, (b) between 40 and 50, (c) between 50 and 60 and (d) over 60 years in each region and nation of the UK; [3092]
(2) if he will estimate the numbers of (a) men and (b) women (i) entering and (ii) leaving a period of Incapacity Benefit claim in each region and nation of the UK; [3094]
(3) if he will estimate the present numbers of (a) men and (b) women on Incapacity Benefit in each region and nation of the UK; [3096]
299W (4) if he will estimate the numbers of new (a) male and (b) female Incapacity Benefit claimants in the last 12 months (i) in total and (ii) in each region and nation of the UK. [3098]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information for Great Britain is in the tables. The Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for social security matters within Northern Ireland.
Incapacity Benefit (IB) recipients by age group at 28 February 2001 Thousand All ages Under 40 40–49 50–59 60+ All cases 2,324.4 621.9 517.3 844.9 340.3 North East 160.9 39.8 35.7 59.7 25.7 North West 393.4 105.6 87.9 142.8 57.1 Yorks and Humber 207.1 51.5 44.3 77.5 33.8 East Midlands 148.4 36.6 32.3 55.8 23.7 West Midlands 208.5 54.5 45.9 76.2 31.9 South West 146.3 40.0 31.0 54.1 21.2 Eastern 135.3 35.6 29.7 50.3 19.7 London 257.0 80.8 62.4 83.9 29.8 South East 178.1 47.9 41.6 63.9 24.7 England 1,835.0 492.3 410.8 664.2 267.7 Scotland 288.2 79.6 66.3 103.1 39.2 Wales 192.6 49.3 38.8 73.4 31.2 Overseas 8.6 0.8 1.3 4.2 2.2 Notes:
1. These figures are for all rates of IB and include Credits Only cases (a small number of which are over pension age and are incorrectly held on the INCAP computer system).
2. These figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
3. They are expressed in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred.
Awards and terminations of Incapacity Benefit from 1 March 2000 to 28 February 2001 Thousand Award of Incapacity Benefit Termination of Incapacity Benefit Males Females Males Females All cases 435.5 254.7 306.3 176.0 North East 31.7 17.7 23.4 11.2 North West 72.6 42.7 51.2 30.5 Yorks and Humber 45.5 24.9 33.9 18.0 East Midlands 27.0 17.1 18.8 11.7 West Midlands 40.8 22.9 27.1 15.9 South West 32.0 17.9 22.5 13.1 Eastern 26.3 15.8 19.1 10.9 London 39.5 24.8 24.9 14.9 South East 34.6 20.3 23.6 13.5 England 349.9 204.0 244.4 139.8 Scotland 52.1 31.9 38.1 23.6 Wales 33.3 18.7 23.6 12.5 Overseas 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 1 Figures based on a very few sample cases and are therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a guide to the current situation only Notes:
1. These figures are based on 5 per cent. samples of the benefit computer system and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
2. They are expressed in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. These figures include some clerical cases which have been re-entered onto the computer system and may not be new awards of Incapacity Benefit.
4. The termination figures are for all terminations excluding awards of retirement pension.
5. This table does not include Credits Only cases.
300W
Incapacity Benefit recipients at 28 February 2001 Thousand Males Females All cases 1,458.5 865.9 North East 102.8 58.1 North West 246.6 146.8 Yorks and Humber 134.2 72.9 East Midlands 94.0 54.5 West Midlands 131.7 76.8 South West 94.1 52.1 Eastern 83.6 51.8 London 160.6 96.4 South East 112.5 65.6 England 1,160.1 675.0 Scotland 173.1 115.1 Wales 119.7 72.9 Overseas 5.6 3.0 Notes:
1. These figures are for all rates of Incapacity Benefit and will include Credits Only cases (a small number of which are over pension age and are incorrectly held on the INCAP computer system).
2. These figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
3. They are expressed in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred.
§ Mr. RoyTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many women in the last 12 months for which figures are available were receiving Incapacity Benefit by the time they reached 60 years of age; [3537]
(2) how many men in the last 12 months for which figures are available were receiving Incapacity Benefit by the time they reached 65 years of age. [3538
§ Malcolm WicksThe available information is in the table.
Numbers of people leaving Incapacity Benefit in the period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000 Thousand Number of people leaving Women aged 60 plus 46.8 Men aged 65 plus 118.3 Notes:
1. Long-term rate Incapacity Benefit is not payable after state pension age.
2. Former Invalidity Benefit recipients who were over state pension age on 13 April 1995 may receive Incapacity Benefit for up to five years past state pension age. People awarded short-term rate Incapacity Benefit before they leached state pension age may also continue to receive it for up to 52 weeks. Therefore, the figures in the table will include some people who had left benefit after they had reached state pension age.
3. Figures will include some cases where the person received National Insurance credits only.
4. Figures are based on a 1 per cent. sample of claims to benefit.