To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) men and (b) women receive invalidity benefit in Wales; what percentage of those are aged between 50 and 65 years; and what are each of those figures as percentages of the Welsh population.
[holding answer 11 May 1993]: The latest available information on those in receipt of invalidity benefit in Wales is given in the following table:
Invalidity benefit beneficiaries in Wales at 30 March 1991
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All ages
| Aged 50 to 65 years
| 50 to 65 years as a percentage of all ages
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Males
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| Number | 108,400 | 66,400 | 61 |
| Percentage of population within the age group | 7·7 | 27·2 | 1 |
Females
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| Number | 38,200 | 18,300 | 48 |
| Percentage of population within the age group | 2·6 | 7·2 | 1 |
Source: 1 per cent. sample of claimants, Department of Social Security, OPCS provisional 1991 mid-year estimates of population.
1 Not applicable.