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Disability Benefits

Mr. Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many requests for revisions of Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance were not dealt with within the target time for clearance over the period October 1999 to June 2000; [132062]

Mr. Bayley [holding answer Monday 24 July 2000]: I will write to the hon. Member in mid August.

Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many benefit claimants in Derbyshire have had their benefits reduced or eliminated as a result of the advice of examining medical practitioners in each of the last five years. [133552]

Angela Eagle: The administration of benefits is a matter for Alexis Cleveland, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. She will write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Mark Todd, dated 28 July 2000:


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Incapacity Benefit claims terminated in Derbyshire

Percentage
1 March 1998 to 28 February 19991,400
1 March 1999 to 29 February 20001,400


Long-term Care

Sir Peter Emery: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) on what basis an elderly wife in a residential care home and suffering from Alzheimer's disease can claim Income Support; [132487]

Mr. Bayley: A wife in a residential care home can claim Income Support in her own right. In these circumstances, her income and capital is treated separately from her husband's, but he may be asked to contribute to the upkeep of his wife to the extent that he can afford to do so through the payment of maintenance.

Benefit Over Payments

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many Benefits Agency claimants were overpaid (a) benefit and (b) income support in each of the last 12 months; how many of these claimants have repaid that (i) benefit and (ii) income support in full; how much (x) benefit and (y) income support was overpaid in each of the last 12 months; how much of this (1) benefit and (2) income support was recovered from claimants; what estimate he has made of the annual administrative costs of recovering unpaid (A) benefit and (B) income support per claimant; and how much was spent by the Benefits Agency recovering overpaid (I) benefit and (II) income support in each of the last 12 months. [132286]

Angela Eagle: Administration of benefits and recovery of overpayments is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, Alexis Cleveland. She will write to the hon. Member shortly.

Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 27 July 2000:


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Benefits (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Ribble Valley (a) were eligible for, (b) claimed and (c) applied for social security benefits in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by type of benefit. [132726]

Angela Eagle [holding answer 26 July 2000]: The administration of Social Security benefits is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, Alexis Cleveland, she will write to the hon. Member.

Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Nigel Evans, dated 27 July 2000:
























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Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance in Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency
Thousand

Number of customers from May 1999 to February 2000
Incapacity Benefit Short Term (low)0.6
Incapacity Benefit Short Term (high)0.7
Incapacity Benefit Long Term8.2
Incapacity Benefit Credits Only2.3
Severe Disablement Allowance3.2

Notes:

1. Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide to the current situation only.

2. Figures will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.

Source:

Benefit Computer System



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