Severe Disablement Allowance (Hansard, 20 July 2001)

HC Deb 20 July 2001 vol 372 c698W 698W

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in the London borough of Wandsworth are in receipt of a severe disablement allowance. [5413]

§ Malcolm Wicks
As at 28 February 2001, there were 1,000 recipients of severe disablement allowance in the London borough of Wandsworth. This figure is rounded to the nearest hundred and based on a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system which excludes a small number of clerically held cases.