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Mr. Hannam
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of (a) mobility allowance, (b) war pensioners' mobility supplement, (c) attendance allowance at the lower rate, (d) attendance allowance at the higher rate, (e) invalid care allowance and (f) severe disablement allowance at the latest date for which figures are available.
Mr. Major
The information requested is set out in the table:
| Benefit | Latest date for which figures are available | Number of recipients |
| Mobility allowance | April 1987 | 474,000 |
| War pensioners mobility supplement | December 1986 | 113,000 |
| Attendance allowance | ||
| Lower rate | March 1986 | 1348,000 |
| Higher rate | March 1986 | 1237,000 |
| Invalid care allowance | March 1987 | 56,000 |
| Severe disablement allowance | April 1986 | 2261,000 |
| 1 Estimate. | ||
| 2 Provisional estimate. | ||