Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2004. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Monday, 19 July 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 claims were registered with the Compensation Recovery Unit in respect of accidents and illnesses at work; how many resulted in repayment of benefit in such cases; and what the total amount of benefit recovered was. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims were registered with the Compensation Recovery Unit in respect of accidents and illnesses at work; how many resulted in repayment of benefit in such cases; and what the total amount of benefit recovered was. [185163] Jane Kennedy: The information is in the table. Employer liability compensation cases and benefit recovered _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cause 2002-03 2003-04 Claims received via employer liability Accident 92,915 79,286 Disease 90,427 211,924 Claims resulting in repayment of benefit Accident 111,322 115,214 Disease 75,028 100,506 Amount recovered Accident (£) 65,121,648 65,934,190 Disease (£) 37,334,756 39,054,286 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The figures of claims resulting in repayment of benefit include some received in, and carried forward from, the previous year. Source: Compensation Recovery Unit Database.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 185163; 424 c78W;424 c77W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Compensation Accidents Diseases Health and safety Recovery of costs Social security benefits Compensation Recovery Unit
Contains statistics: Yes
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