Written question asked by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 1 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 February 2010. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Monday, 8 February 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disability Living Allowance: Inverness

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency have continued to claim (a) the mobility component and (b) the care component of the disability living allowance after their 65th birthday in each of the last five years.

Answer

The information is in the following table:

Disability living allowance cases in payment for people aged 65 plus in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey parliamentary constituency
Number
	May
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Higher care and higher mobility	120	140	150	160	170
Higher care and lower mobility	10	10	20	20	20
Higher care only	¹—	10	10	10	10
Middle care and higher mobility	120	130	140	150	150
Middle care and lower mobility	20	30	30	40	30
Middle care only	50	50	40	50	50
Lower care and higher mobility	160	160	180	190	190
Lower care and lower mobility	40	40	40	50	50
Lower care only	10	20	20	20	20
Higher mobility only	200	210	200	200	220
Lower mobility only	30	30	30	40	40
Total	750	820	850	920	950
¹ Nil or negligible. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Cases in payment 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. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Secondary information