§ John Barrett:To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) City of Edinburgh local authority area, (b)the Edinburgh West parliamentary constituency, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK are in receipt of (i) the middle rate of disability living allowance care component, (ii) the higher rate of disability living allowance care component and (iii) the higher rate of the disability living allowance mobility component. [142831]
§ Maria Eagle:The breakdown by area and component of disability living allowance received is outlined in the tables:
DLA by local authority as at 31 May 2003 Thousamd Edinburgh LA All 18.5 Highest rate care and higher rate mobility 3.0 Highest rate care and lower rate mobility 0.9 Highest rate care only *0.3 Middle rate care and higher rate mobility 3.0 Middle rate care and lower rate mobility 2.3 Middle rate care only 0.6 Lowest rate care and higher rate mobility 1.9 Lowest rate care and lower rate mobility 1.0 Lowest rate care only 1.3 Higher rate mobility only 3.3 Lower rate mobility only 0.9 691W
DLA by parliamentary constituency as at 31 May 2003 Thousand Edinburgh West Parliamentary constituency All 2.6 Higher rate care and higher rate mobility *0.3 Higher rate care and lower rate mobility *0.1 Higher rate care only *0.1 Middle rate care and higher rate mobility *0.4 Middle rate care and lower rate mobility *0.4 Middle rate care only *0.1 Lower rate care and higher rate mobility *0.3 Lower rate care and lower rate mobility *0.2 Lower rate care only *0.2 Higher rate mobility only *0.4 Lower rate mobility only *0.1
DLA by government office region as at 31 May 2003 Thousand G.B. Scotland All 2,497.6 277.7 Highest rate care and higher rate mobility 378.1 44.3 Highest rate care and lower rate mobility 110.3 12.9 Highest rate care only 41.2 3.6 Middle rate care and higher rate mobility 367.3 45.2 Middle rate care and lower rate mobility 286.5 33.0 Middle rate care only 102.6 8.8 Lowest rate care and higher rate mobility 342.1 34.5 Lowest rate care and lower rate mobility 107.5 12.6 Lowest rate care only 187.9 17.1 Higher rate mobility only 469.9 54.3 Lower rate mobility only 104.1 11.5 Source:
IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent.
Sample
Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.
Figures marked* are less than 500 and subject to a high degree of sampling variation. From November 2002, the methodology for producing these figures was changed to allow statistics to be published much sooner. This has resulted in a small increase in the reported caseload. This is because some cases which have actually terminated but have not yet been updated on the computer system are now included.
§ Mr. Donohoe:To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were found to be fraudulently claiming the disability living allowance in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. [141928]
§ Maria Eagle:Information on Disability Living Allowance fraud investigations is recorded by financial year rather than calendar year. The available information is in the table:
Year DLA Fraud investigations which resulted in a change in the rate of benefit and/or an overpayment April 2000-March 2001 1,546 April 2000-March 2002 1,381 April 2000-March 2003 1,275 Source:
DLA Fraud Database