§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) men and (b) women received the principal contributory industrial injuries benefits in each year since 1972. [65293]
§ Mr. Nicholas Brown[holding answer 1 July 2002]: The main industrial injuries benefit is Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. This is a tax-free, non-contributory benefit payable to people who have become disabled as a result of an accident at work or as a result of an industrial disease.
423WDetails of the number of recipients of this benefit by gender since 1972 are in the table.
Industrial injuries disablement benefit (IIDB) recipients by gender Thousand Year All Males Females 1971–72 203.6 184.6 19.0 1972–73 202.4 182.8 19.5 1973–74 200.6 181.0 19.5 1974–75 201.5 181.6 19.9 1975–76 201.6 181.9 19.7 1976–77 201.8 181.8 19.9 1977–78 200.4 180.2 20.2 1978–79 198.2 177.7 20.5 1979–80 195.8 175.3 20.6 1980–81 191.6 171.5 20.1 1981–82 189.1 169.1 19.9 1982–83 188.0 168.1 19.9 1983–84 188.7 168.8 19.9 1984–85 188.2 168.2 20.0 1985–86 185.9 165.9 19.9 1986–87 185.5 165.1 20.4 1987–88 188.8 167.9 20.9 1988–89 192.6 170.1 22.5 1989–90 196.3 172.3 24.0 1990–91 200.3 174.7 25.6 1991–92 204.3 176.8 27.4 1992–93 212.4 181.6 30.8 1993–94 225.6 191.4 34.3 1994–95 235.2 197.1 38.1 1995–96 249.2 206.6 42.6 1996–97 257.8 211.9 45.8 1997–98 269.1 221.9 47.2 1998–99 278.2 228.3 49.8 1999–2000 280.8 229.8 50.9 2000–01 280.4 229.5 50.9 Notes:
I. Prior to 1986–87 annual data was collected from 1 October to 30 September. From 1986–87 data was collected by financial year.
2. A person may be in receipt of IIDB for more than one condition.
Source:
Based on a 10 per cent. sample of IIDB clerical returns.