To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what was the total number of applications for attendance allowance received in Scotland in each year since 1980;(2) what was the total number of applications for attendance allowance in Scotland which were refused in each year since 1980;(3) what was the total number of applications in Scotland for attendance allowance granted at (i) the higher rate and (ii) the lower rate in each year since 1980.
[holding answer 27 November 1989]: The information is in the table.
| Attendance allowance: New claims received and decided in Scotland 1980 to 1989 | ||||
| Year | Number of claims received | Number of claims decided | ||
| Higher rate | Lower rate | Rejections | ||
| 1980 | 14,694 | 3,137 | 5,206 | 14,973 |
| 1981 | 15,200 | 3,358 | 4,564 | 15,460 |
| 1982 | 18,118 | 4,038 | 4,888 | 6,561 |
Year
| Number of claims received
| Number of claims decided
| ||
Higher rate
| Lower rate
| Rejections
| ||
| 1983 | 18,597 | 2,846 | 7,795 | 9,560 |
| 1984 | 22,044 | 4,531 | 9,348 | 9,421 |
| 1985 | 23,908 | 4,716 | 9,472 | 9,625 |
| 1986 | 25,623 | 4,441 | 9,232 | 10,304 |
| 1987 | 29,348 | 6,266 | 11,374 | 10,195 |
| 1988 | 34,817 | 7,825 | 11,816 | 13,047 |
21989 | 26,826 | 5,830 | 7,740 | 9,485 |
1 Estimated figures: data for 1980 and 1981 incomplete. | ||||
2 To 30 September 1989. | ||||