§ Mr. Gordon MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) claims and (b) successful claims for carers allowance were made in each of the last three years for which figures are available to (i) claimants under 65 years and (ii) claimants over 65 years. [173073]
§ Maria EagleThe available information is in the table.
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1 December 2001 to 30 November 2002
1 December 2002 to 31 May 2003
Claims received 65 and over 16,695 24,400 Under 65 136,545 68,690 Claims decided Successful with entitlement 65 and over 11,725 22,570 Under 65 120,250 63,675 Successful In Payment 65and over 840 1,390 Under 65 100,305 51,890 Notes: Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Data on new claims are not currently available for August 2003 and November 2003. Figures for the number of claims received refer to the number of people making claims and a person may have made more than one claim but they will only be counted once. Source: ICA Unit, 100 per cent. sample