§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many men have been awarded incapacity benefit and have successfully claimed payments due to pneumoconiosis since 1962; [81961]
(2) how many men have been awarded incapacity benefit and have successfully claimed payments due to pneumoconiosis since 1992. [82721]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation on the number of men receiving incapacity benefit who also receive industrial injuries disablement benefit due to pneumoconiosis is only available from 1 October 1997. We estimate that during the period 1 October 1997 to 31 March 2002 around 100 men who were awarded incapacity benefit with a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis also successfully claimed industrial injuries disablement benefit on the same grounds, and that a further 400 men with other medical conditions who were awarded incapacity benefit successfully claimed industrial injuries disablement benefit on the grounds of pneumoconiosis1. These figures are based on a small sample of cases and should be taken only as a general indication of the position.
1 Source: merges between 5 per cent. samples of the incapacity benefit computer system and 100 per cent. samples of the industrial injuries disablement benefit computer system.Incapacity benefit replaced sickness benefit and invalidity benefit on 13 April 1995. Figures for sickness benefit and invalidity benefit awards by diagnosis are not available prior to 1971–72. The available information is in the table.
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Sickness/invalidity/incapacity benefit awards, due to pneumoconiosis and related diseases, for men in the periods shown Thousand Number of awards 1971–72 4 1972–73 4 1973–74 4 1974–75 5 1975–76 n/a 1976–77 3 1977–78 3 1978–79 12 1979–80 12
Sickness/invalidity/incapacity benefit awards, due to pneumoconiosis and related diseases, for men in the periods shown Thousand Number of awards 1980–81 11 1981–82 11 1982–83 11 1983–84 to 1994–95 2— 1995–96 10.1 1996–97 10.1 1997–98 10.1 1998–99 10.1 1999–2000 10.1 2000–01 10.1 2001–02 10.1 1 Figures are based on very few sample cases and are therefore subject to a high degree of sampling error. They should be used as a rough guide to the situation only. 2 From 1983–84 to 1994–95 figures are either nil or negligible. Notes:
1. Figures from 1971–72 to 1994–95 are rounded to the nearest thousand. Figures from 1995–96 are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures for 1975–76 are not available.
3. Figures include cases where the person receives national insurance credits only.
4. If a person has more than one medical condition only the primary diagnosis is recorded.
5. Figures are for Great Britain but include a small number of cases where the claimant is resident overseas.
Sources:
Up to 1974–75 based on 2.5 per cent. sample of cases.
From 1976–77 to 1977–78 based on 2 per cent. sample of cases.
From 1978–79 to 1994–95 based on 1 per cent. samples of cases.
From 1995–96 5 per cent. samples of the benefit computer system, which excludes a small number of IB cases that are handled clerically.