HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 cc528-9W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people aged over 65 are receiving(a) carer's allowance and (b) the carer's premium in income support; and how many people aged over 65 have claimed (i) carer's allowance and (ii) the carer's premium in income support since April 2003. [126562]

Maria Eagle

Information is not available in the form requested The information that is available is in the table.

Carer's allowance: number of claims made by people aged 65 and over in Great Britain in the period from 1 October 2002 to 28 February 2003; and the number of people aged 65 and over receiving the allowance at 28 February 2003
Number
Claims for carer's allowance 1 October 2002 to 28 February 2003 21,705
In receipt of carer's allowance at 28 February 2003 6,630

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.

2. Claims figures refer to the number of people making a claim. Each person may have made more than one claim.

Source:

IAD Information Centre, 100 per cent, sample

Awards of carer premium to claimants and partners aged 65 and over, and numbers of claimants and partners aged 65 and over in receipt of carer premium—Great Britain
Thousands
New awards of carer premium 1 November 2002 to February 2003 4.2
In receipt of carer premium as at:
November 2002 12.3
February 2003 17.1

Notes:

  1. 1. Based on a 5 per cent, sample of income support and carers allowance claimants, therefore subject to sampling variation.
  2. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and expressed in thousands.
  3. 3. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
  4. 4. Based on any live income support benefit unit where a carer premium is in payment and either the claimant or partner are aged 65 and over and have entitlement to carer's allowance. Includes cases where CA is not actually paid due to overlapping benefit rules.
  5. 5. In receipt figures include some cases who claimed carer's allowance and carer premium before the age of 65.

6. New awards have been defined as people aged over 65 who were IS carer premium cases in February 2003 and were not IS carer premium cases in November 2002. Cases that were on IS in November and not getting carer premium but appear on the February 2003 scan with carer premium are included. However, figures exclude cases with an existing award of carer premium who reach 65.

7. This will undercount the number of in flows as those cases flowing on then off again between the scan dates will not be captured.

Source:

IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample.