§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the percentage of(a) men, (b) women and (c) people who are in receipt of long-term disability benefits, broken down by (A) each region and nation of the UK and (B) by the (i) 45 to 49, (ii) 50 to 54, (iii) 55 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 64 age ranges. [154809]
§ Mr. BayleyRelevant information for people who receive Disability Living Allowance, the long-term rate of Incapacity Benefit, or Severe Disablement Allowance is in the tables.
Percentage of people aged 45 to 49 who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, long-term rate of Severe Disablement Allowance Country/region All persons Men Women Great Britain 6.9 6.7 7.0 England 6.4 6.3 6.4 North East 10.1 11.0 9.3 North West 9.5 9.4 9.7 Yorkshire and Humber 7.6 7.7 7.4 East Midlands 6.3 5.6 7.0 West Midlands 7.0 6.6 7.5 East 4.7 4.4 5.0 London 5.7 5.9 5.6 South East 3.9 3.9 4.0 South West 4.9 4.9 4.8 Wales 10.6 9.8 11.5 Scotland 9.2 9.1 9.3
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Percentage of people aged 50 to 54 who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, long-term rate of Severe Disablement Allowance Country/region All persons Men Women Great Britain 9.6 9.5 9.7 England 8.7 8.6 8.8 North East 14.8 14.9 14.6 North West 13.4 13.7 13.1 Yorkshire and Humber 10.6 10.9 10.3 East Midlands 9.0 9.1 8.9
Percentage of people aged 50 to 54 who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, long-term rate of Severe Disablement Allowance Country/region All persons Men Women West Midlands 9.0 8.6 9.5 East 6.2 5.8 6.7 London 7.4 7.6 7.2 South East 5.2 4.9 5.6 South West 7.0 6.7 7.3 Wales 16.3 16.2 16.4 Scotland 13.7 13.4 14.0
Percentage of people aged 55 to 59 who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, long-term rate of Severe Disablement Allowance Country/region All persons Men Women Great Britain 16.2 18.8 13.6 England 14.8 17.2 12.5 North East 24.6 31.0 18.2 North West 22.4 26.7 18.1 Yorkshire and Humber 17.5 20.9 14.2 East Midlands 15.4 17.6 13.1 West Midlands 16.1 18.0 14.2 East 10.1 11.1 9.0 London 13.4 14.4 12.4 South East 8.7 9.5 7.9 South West 11.6 14.3 9.0 Wales 27.3 32.8 21.9 Scotland 21.7 25.2 18.4
Percentage of people aged 60 to 64 who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, long-term rate of Severe Disablement Allowance Country/region All persons Men Women Great Britain 15.1 19.3 11.1 England 14.0 17.7 10.3 North East 23.5 32.2 15.2 North West 21.2 26.8 15.8 Yorkshire and Humber 17.3 22.2 12.7 East Midlands 13.8 17.7 10.0 West Midlands 15.6 18.9 12.3 East 9.2 11.8 6.7 London 12.2 14.5 9.9 South East 8.2 10.6 5.8 South West 10.1 13.2 7.1 Wales 25.6 32.9 18.6 Scotland 18.8 24.4 13.8 Notes
1. Some people receive Disability Living Allowance in addition to one of the other two benefits.
2. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is responsible for social security in Northern Ireland.
Sources
1. Client Group Analysis of the Working Population as at August 2000 and Client Group Analysis of the Population over State Pension Age as at May 2000.
2. 5 per cent. sample of beneficiaries and ONS mid-1999 population estimates.