Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 January 2010. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Attendance Allowance: Lewes

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Lewes constituency claimed attendance allowance in each of the last five years.

Answer

The available information is the following table.

Attendance allowance cases in payment for the Lewes parliamentary constituency for each of the last five years, as at May of each year
	Total
May 2005	2,470
May 2006	2,580
May 2007	2,630
May 2008	2,650
May 2009	2,830
Notes:
1. Caseload 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.
2. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Secondary information