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Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Friday, 23 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 May 1999. It was answered by Hugh Bayley (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 May 1999 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what information was used to identify those higher rate Disability Living Allowance claimants who qualified for exemption under the Benefits Integrity Project; what definition of severe mental impairment was used to exempt claimants from assessment under the Benefits Integrity Project; what estimate he has made of the number of exempt claimants who were contacted in error under the Benefits Integrity Project; what categories of higher rate Disability Living Allowance claimants were exempt from assessment under the Benefits Integrity Project.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
331 c127-8W; 82457;82458;82486;82487
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Disability Disability living allowance Exemptions Mental capacity Recipients Benefit integrity project