Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Hugh Bayley (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many persons (a) qualified for the higher mobility rate of disability living allowance and (b) participated in the Motability scheme, in each of the last five years. - Table given. (Holding answer 3 May 2001).

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many persons (a) qualified for the higher mobility rate of Disability Living Allowance and (b) participated in the Motability scheme, in each of the last five years. [159741] Mr. Bayley: [holding answer 3 May 2001]: The information is in the table. Recipients of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance and participants in the Motability scheme Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year DLA higher rate mobility component Current Motability agreements{ 2} recipients{ 1} 1996 1,253 299 1997 1,327 341 1998 1,346 366 1999 1,364 384 2000 1,409 392 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} DSS Information Centre: five per cent. data {2} Motability--includes War Pension recipients and Northern Ireland cases Note: Figures relate to 30 November

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 159741; 368 c10W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Disability Disability living allowance Eligibility Recipients Motability Social security benefits
Contains statistics: Yes
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