Written question asked by John Barrett (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 29 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 July 2004. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 8 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, what percentage of pension credit recipients in each region receive (a) the severe disability premium and (b) the carer's premium. - Inc table.

Answer: John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of pension credit recipients in each region receive (a) the severe disability premium and (b) the carer's premium. [181930] Malcolm Wicks: The information, to the most recent date for which it is available, is set out in the following table. Percentage of pension credit recipients also receiving severe disability or carer's prescribed additional amount, by region, February 2004 percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Government office region Severe disability additional amount as Carer's additional amount as percentage of percentage of all pension credit all pension credit recipients (households) recipients (households) Great Britain 22 4 North East 22 5 North West 26 5 Yorkshire and The Humber 20 4 East Midlands 21 4 West Midlands 23 5 East of England 22 4 London 18 3 South East 16 3 South West 21 4 Wales 29 5 Scotland 27 4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Percentages are given to the nearest whole number. 2. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to sampling variation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 181930; 423 c838W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Disability Carers Carers' benefits Pension credit Recipients Social security benefits
Contains statistics: Yes
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