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answer text: The information requested is not available in the format requested. Such Information as is available is included in the following table. National Statistics datasets available for analysis do not hold information on disability living allowance recipients who have had their entitlement withdrawn. Disability living allowance (DLA) cases in payment by disabling condition and mobility and care award type: August 2011 All Disease of the Muscles, Bones or Joints Metabolic disease All 3,222,690 196,510 10,540 Higher Rate Mobility 1,788,340 142,330 7,180 Lower Rate Mobility 1,014,850 8,390 1,160 Nil Rate Mobility 419,500 45,790 2,220 Higher Rate Care 760,000 32,990 3,020 Middle Rate Care 1,087,620 45,760 3,520 Lower Rate Care 903,380 82,430 2,670 Nil Rate Care 471,700 35,330 1,340 Notes: 1. Case loads are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded. Main disabling condition is published on the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS 100%) tabulation tool from May 2011. 4. There are many causes of restricted growth, only the commonest is coded separately by the DWP, this is 'Achondroplasia [O42]'. The DWP records two other categories separately that may include people whose primary disability relates to their restricted growth, these are 'Growth hormone deficiency [S02]' and 'Other genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations [O50]'. 5. Prior to October 2008 recipients of disability living allowance (DLA) were classified to one of 50 disabling conditions. After October 2008 claimants were allocated to a disabling condition using a more detailed range of more than 500 classifications however the department does not publish these finer classifications. For publication purposes the classifica…
answer given date: 2012-04-30+01:00
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