Written question asked by Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 29 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 April 2010. It was answered by Jonathan Shaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Social Security Benefits: Disabled

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people are in receipt of the (a) (i) care and (ii) mobility component of disability living allowance and (b) attendance allowance in the (A) South West and (B) UK.

Answer

The information is in the tables.

Disability living allowance: cases in payment—care award type by south-west Government office region
	Higher rate	Middle rate	Lower rate	Nil rate	Total
GB caseloads	710,110	1,021,440	859,510	502,050	3,093,090
GB proportions (percentage)	1.2	1.7	1.4	0.8	5.2
South-west caseloads	45,970	81,290	66,250	37,070	230,580
South-west proportions (percentage)	0.9	1.6	1.3	0.7	4.4

Disability living allowance: cases in payment—mobility award type by south-west Government office region
	Higher rate	Lower rate	Nil rate	Total
GB caseloads	1,763,930	923,250	405,910	3,093,090
GB proportions (percentage)	3.0	1.5	0.7	5.2
South-west caseloads	124,510	71,030	35,040	230,580
South-west proportions (percentage)	2.4	1.4	0.7	4.4

Attendance allowance: cases in payment—care award type in south-west Government office region
	Higher rate	Lower rate	Total
GB caseloads	896,750	708,380	1,605,120
GB proportions (percentage)	1.5	1.2	2.7
South West caseloads	72,570	92,600	165,170
South West proportions (percentage)	1.4	1.8	3.2
Notes:
1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. "—" = Nil or negligible, n/a = Not applicable.
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. Recipients of disability living allowance can be in receipt of both the care and mobility component.
Source:
DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study

Secondary information