§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each of the last five years were entitled to the(a) middle and (b) higher care 44W component of the disability living allowance (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) in the London borough of Hillingdon. [20936]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information is in the table. The Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for social security matters within Northern Ireland.
Number of DLA awards current in Great Britain and Hillingdon in the past five years Middle care Highest care Great Britain 1997 530,100 359,400 1998 564,500 381,900 1999 590,200 391,900 2000 621,600 414,500 2001 670,400 453,600 Hillingdon 1997 2,100 1,100 1998 1,900 1,285 1999 1,970 1,315 2000 2,080 1,405 2001 2,180 1,485 Note:
Figures refer to 31 May, based on 5 per cent. data, and rounded to nearest hundred (figures for Hillingdon from 1998, based on 100 per cent. data and rounded to nearest five).
Source:
DWP Information Centre
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disability living allowances have been withdrawn from individuals over the last three years; and how many were re-started after a successful appeal. [27020]
§ Maria EagleThe information is not available in the form requested.
§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for disability living allowances have been received over the last three years; and what was the percentage of successful applications for each year. [27021]
§ Maria EagleThe information is in the table.
Number of disability living allowance applications received and percentage successful within the last three years Applications received Successful applications1 (percentage) January 1999-December 1999 390,920 47.4 January 2000-December 2000 405,830 50.8 January 2001-December 2001 411,990 51.8 1 Successful applications do not include those which succeed following reconsideration or appeal. Source:
DWP Information Centre: 100 per cent. data rounded