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Disability Benefits
Mr. Pope: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria were used when disability benefits were last uprated. [217712]
Maria Eagle: As required by sections 150 to 154 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the level of disability benefits is reviewed annually and is increased in April each year in line with the annual change in the retail prices index (RPI).
Disability Living Allowance
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether people who claim disability living allowance before reaching pensionable age can continue to claim it after reaching pensionable age; and if he will make a statement. [218051]
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Disability Living Allowance applications were made for children in each of the
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last three years; and how many were (a) rejected, (b) renewed, (c) successful reviews and (d) unsuccessful reviews in each year broken down by (i) county and (ii) region. [216936]
Maria Eagle: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information that is available is set out in the following tables.
| August | Initial claim | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 178.6 | 11.1 |
| 2003 | 193.5 | 11.6 |
| 2004 | 204.9 | 12.1 |
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Notes:
1. Figures taken from a 5 per cent. sample at 31 August of each year. Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures marked * are less than 500 and subject to a high degree of sampling variation.
3. '-' denotes nil or negligible.
Source:
InfD Centre.
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.
County information is not available as the data is not fully populated and therefore would provide unreliable results.
(13) No Figures for December 2004 for the number of reviews registered and successful reviews. Therefore the total will be slightly lower than the actual year.
Notes:
1. Figures are taken from 100 per cent. Management Information System data.
2. Figures are rounded to five.
3. Information from the MIS system works on a 'hit' basis and therefore a case within a year for registration may not also be within the same year for decided or successful, therefore figures are not comparable.
4. Data for unsuccessful reviews are not available, and on the basis of point 3, the number of these claims cannot be calculated from decided and successful reviews.
Source:
InfD
EDS
Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what date he has set for his summit meeting with EDS. [216765]
Mr. Pond:
My right hon. Friend held a meeting with Michael Jordan (Chief Executive Officer) and Steve Schuckenbrock (Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Client Solutions) of EDS on 1 February 2005. At this meeting he took stock of the present position in
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relation to EDS' contract to provide computer and telephony services to the Child Support Agency. He concluded that acceptable progress is being made in improving that service and proposes to hold a further meeting later in the year.
Incapacity Benefit
Michael Fabricant: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed incapacity benefit for mental health reasons (a) in the UK and (b) in the parliamentary constituencies of (i) Lichfield, (ii) Tamworth and (iii) Burton in (A) 1997 and (B) 2004; and if he will make a statement. [217520]
Maria Eagle: The available information is in the table.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures include all incapacity benefit, severe disability allowance and credits-only cases.
Source:
Information Directorate; 5 per cent. sample.
New Deal
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who have obtained jobs through the new deal were still in employment 12 months later in each year for which figures are available. [214846]
Jane Kennedy: Information is not available on the length of time individuals have spent in jobs gained through the new deal.
The available information on the number of individuals gaining jobs through new deal, and the proportion of those not returning to claim a working age benefit within 12 months is in the following tables.
Notes:
1. Information from the DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study is available from July 1999 to March 2004. To enable information to be provided on those not returning to claim a working age benefit within 12 months, these data are provided up to March 2003.
2. Information on the proportion not claiming a subsequent benefit excludes people who continued an existing benefit claim after starting employment.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study
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Notes:
1. Information from the DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study is available from July 1999 to March 2004. To enable information to be provided on those not returning to claim a working age benefit within 12 months, these data are provided up to March 2003.
2. Information on the proportion not claiming a subsequent benefit excludes people who continued an existing benefit claim after starting employment.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study
Notes:
1. Information from the DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study is available from July 1999 to March 2004. To enable information to be provided on those not returning to claim a working age benefit within 12 months, these data are provided up to March 2003.
2. Information on the proportion not claiming a subsequent benefit excludes people who continued an existing benefit claim after starting employment.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study
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Notes:
1. Information from the DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study is available from July 1999 to March 2004. To enable information to be provided on those not returning to claim a working age benefit within 12 months, these data are provided up to March 2003.
2. Information on the proportion not claiming a subsequent benefit excludes people who continued an existing benefit claim after starting employment.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study
Notes:
1. Information is not available on the period of time elapsing before people return to claim a working age benefit.
2. Information up to March 2003 is for those gaining a job and receiving the new deal 50 plus employment credit. information from April 2003 to December 2004 is for Jobcentre Plus recorded job entries.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate
| Number of people gaining a job | |
|---|---|
| May 1999 to March 2000 | 310 |
| April 2000 to March 2001 | 490 |
| April 2001 to March 2002 | 640 |
| April 2002 to March 2003 | 240 |
| April 2003 to September 2004 | 190 |
Notes:
1. Information is not available on the period of time elapsing before people return to claim a working age benefit.
2. Information is for people getting a job through the programme.
3. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
New Deal Evaluation Database, DWP Information Directorate.
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