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Mr. Peter Robinson
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons in Northern
| No. of persons in receipt of attendance allowance who | ||||
| Period of 12 months ending | No. of new applications received | (a) Died | (b) Were disallowed on reassessment | (c) Were disallowed on admission to hospital |
| January 1979 | 5,743 | 1,962 | Not available | 988 (430)* |
| January 1980 | 5,966 | 2,300 | 167 | 951 (434)* |
| January 1981 | 5,134 | 2,528 | 191 | 951 (427)* |
| January 1982 | 5,118 | 2,119 | 164 | 1,026 (414)* |
Note
* The numbers in brackets are allowances reinstated during the same period in the case of persons discharged from hospital.
The amounts paid in respect of attendance allowance in Northern Ireland in the past three years are as follows:
Years
| £ million
|
| 1979–80 | 11·7 |
| 1980–81 | 13·7 |
| 1981–82 | *16·0 |
* provisional | |