Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disability Living Allowance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants of disability living allowance in each year since its introduction had a learning disability as (a) a main disabling condition and (b) in addition to a main disabling condition which was not a learning disability.

Answer

The available information is in the following table.

Disability living allowance cases in payment where learning difficulties are cited; in Great Britain, as at February each year
	Number
1993	124,900
1994	148,200
1995	165,100
1996	180,200
1997	191,400
1998	202,300
1999	210,400
2000	218,500
2001	225,800
2002	236,300
2003	243,700
2004	252,400
2005	260,900
2006	269,100
2007	279,100
2008	293,500
Notes:
1. Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide
2. Case load figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Secondary information