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Dept of Social Security;Social Security Benefits Agency

Answer

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people resident within the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough are currently in receipt of (a) disability living allowance, (b) mobility allowance, (c) attendance allowance and (d) incapacity benefit. [24513] Mr. Denham: The administration of Social Security benefits is a matter for Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member. Letter from Peter Mathison to Dr. Ashok Kumar, dated 26 January 1998: The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people resident within the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough are currently in receipt of (a) Disability Living Allowance (DLA), (b) Mobility Allowance (MobA), (c) Attendance Allowance (AA) and (d) Incapacity Benefit (IB). The information is not available in the format requested. MobA and AA for customers aged under 65 were replaced by Disability Living Allowance in April 1992. The available information is shown in the attached table. I hope you find the reply helpful. Number of people in receipt of benefit at the date shown, by Parliamentary Constituency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Parliamentary Constituency Disability Living Allowance (i) Attendance Allowance (ii) Incapacity Benefit (iii) Redcar 4,836 1,685 5,280 Middlesbrough 5,992 2,063 4,300 Middlesbrough South and Cleveland 4,850 1,822 3,280 East Hartlepool 5,156 1,863 5,560 Stockton North 4,502 1,653 4,360 Stockton South 3,161 1,253 2,740 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1. The boroughs of Redcar and Middlesbrough and the former borough of Cleveland encompass the residents of the Parliamentary constituencies of Redcar, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East, Hartlepool, Stockton North and Stockton South. 2. Disability Living Allowance consists of two components, these include a mobility and a care component, which replaced and extended the former Mobility and Attendance Allowance for customers aged under 65. 3. Figures current at (i) 30 November 1997, (ii) 31 August 1997, (iii) 31 August 1997. 4. The figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the benefit computer system. The Incapacity Benefit figures exclude a small number of clerically processed cases. 5. Data are provisional and subject to change.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

24513; 305 c163W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Disability Disability living allowance Attendance allowance Incapacity benefit Recipients Social security benefits Redcar Middlesbrough

Contains statistics

Yes