Written question asked by Tony Clarke (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for disability living allowance were initially (a) granted and (b) refused in the last year within the constituency of Northampton South. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for disability living allowance were initially (a) granted and (b) refused in the last year within the constituency of Northampton South. [186583] Maria Eagle: The number of applications for Disability Living Allowance that were initially granted in the last year in the Parliamentary Constituency of Northampton South is 4001 The number of refusals is not available, as these are held as a national figure only. Notes: 1. Figures less than 500 are subject to a high degree of sampling variation. 2. Figures taken from a 5 per cent., sample at 29 February 2004 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. 4. From November 2002, the methodology for producing these figures was changed to allow statistics to be published much sooner. This has resulted in a small increase in the reported caseload. This is because some cases which have actually terminated but have not yet been updated on the computer system are now included. Source: IAD Information Centre.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 186583; 424 c1104W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Disability living allowance Applications Social security benefits Northampton
Contains statistics: Yes
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