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Disability Benefit
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) women and (b) men are claiming disability benefit in (i) the Tees Valley and (ii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. [18697]
Mrs. McGuire: The administration of disability living allowance and attendance allowance is a matter for the chief executive of the Disability and Carers Service, Mr Terry Moran. He will write to my hon. Friend with the information requested.
Letter from Terry Moran to Dr. Ashok Kumar, dated 25 October 2005:
The Secretary of State has asked me, as Chief Executive of the Disability and Carers Service, to reply to your question concerning how many women and men are claiming disability benefit in the Tees Valley and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.
Notes:
1. Cases where payment of benefit has been suspended are excluded.
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.
3. Totals may not sum due to founding.
4. Numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
5. Numbers marked *" are based on a very few sample cases and are subject to a high degree of sampling variation. These figures should be used as a guide to the current situation only.
6. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.
7. 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.
Notes:
1. A small number of claimants may be getting both AA and DLA.
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.
3. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
4. Numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation.
5. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.
6. Cases where payment of benefit has been suspended are excluded.
7. 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:
DWP, Information Centre (IFD), 5 per cent. data
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for disability living allowance have been rejected in each of the last five years for which records are available. [17830]
Mrs. McGuire: The information is in the table.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 196,885 |
| 2002 | 194,605 |
| 2003 | 215,135 |
| 2004 | 234,180 |
| 2005 | 149,730 |
Notes:
1. The figures taken from the Management Information System (MIS) computer system and are rounded to the nearest five. Those for 2001 to 2004 are for calendar years (January to December), and those for 2005 are for the period from January 2005 to August 2005.
2. The figures are for new claims disallowed and do not reflect any changes to the outcome of those claims resulting from any subsequent reconsideration or appeal.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, Information Centre, 100 per cent. data.
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Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disability living allowance applications have been (a) approved, (b) rejected and (c) approved subject to a reduction in components (on increase) in (i) 2004 and (ii) 2005. [18179]
Mrs. McGuire: The available information is in the table.
(25) Figures for 2004 are for the calendar year (January to December), and those for 2005 are for the period from January 2005 to August 2005.
Notes:
1. The figures are taken from the Management Information System (MIS) computer system and are rounded to the nearest 5.
2. The figures are for new claims allowed or disallowed and do not reflect any changes to the outcome of those claims resulting from any subsequent supersession, revision or appeal.
3. Supersessions" normally occur where there has been a change of circumstances since the date the award was made and a different decision is now appropriate.
4. Revision" refers to the change of an award because it is accepted that the award was incorrect.
5. Reduced" awards are those in which the rate of benefit payable is reduced, or the length of the award is reduced, or both on supersession, revision, appeal or following a renewal claim.
6. Increased" awards are those in which the rate of benefit payable is increased on supersession, revision, appeal or following a renewal claim.
7. Varied" awards are those in which either (a) entitlement to the care and mobility components of disability living allowance is changed on supersession, revision, appeal or following a renewal claim, but this does not result in any change to the amount of the allowance paid; or (b) entitlement is not changed on supersession, revision, appeal or following a renewal claim, but the period of the award is increased, or in the case of renewal claims, the award is for a longer period than the award made on a previous claim.
8. Renewal claims" are new claims to disability living allowance made by people receiving the benefit when their existing award is coming to an end. These claims enable them to renew their entitlement to the benefit and, if they remain entitled, help ensure there is no break in payment.
9. Awards reduced, increased or varied by Appeal Tribunals include awards made on new claims, on supersession and on revision.
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions, Information Centre, 100 per cent. data.
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Employment Rights
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance he has given to local authorities on the preparation of policies relating to employment rights of those who become disabled during the course of their employment. [18124]
Mrs. McGuire: In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act, the Secretary of State approves a statutory code of practice prepared by the Disability Rights Commission to provide practical guidance on the employment provisions in Part 2 of the Act. Last year the Commission published a revised Code of Practice on Employment and Occupation to take account of the extended employment provisions which came into force on 1 October 2004. Chapter 2 of that code provides advice on the types of issues which all employers, including local authorities, should consider when developing anti-discrimination policies and practices.
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