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Attendance Allowance

Volume 226: debated on Monday 7 June 1993

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To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many attendance allowance claims have (a) resulted in an award and (b) been rejected, broken down by the type of evidence required, in each month since May 1992 at each disability benefit centre and for the country as a whole.

Annex A: Awards on AA 65 + claims by evidence types, DBC and month
Type of evidence
Total010203040506Unknown
May 1992
AAU-Norcross9000010089
Edinburgh1,1371613566310304
Newcastle60515425024700152
Leeds2,3937897231,09611476
Manchester98522305942100282
Bootle994179512226602420
Birmingham3,14964212201,63002843
Bristol2,0811,241277535700381
Cardiff515771016501271
Wembley3,338806121741,77400572
Sutton1,9982352201,05711682
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)17,2854,507715487,677374,472
June 1992
AAU-Norcross9910030095
Edinburgh3,0156842371,76102529
Newcastle65511902629100219
Leeds1,45336074045602588
Manchester1,019306112327000319
Bootle1,0972521918317902462
Birmingham3,43965812881,83402845
Bristol2,0331,331453915403461
Cardiff1,18931824438900454
Wembley3,3311,226341491,22402696
Sutton2,4232898541,17212897
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)19,7535,5441527437,7331155,565
July 1992
AAU-Norcross7700000077
Edinburgh2,25572915387301598
Newcastle88127933528000284
Leeds3,3342,0801211846701656
Manchester1,799648025321500683
Bootle1,4685962918418700472
Birmingham3,8301,311271941,094001,204
Bristol4,1762,7967952321210565

The administration of attendance allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

Letter from Mr. M. Bichard to Mr. Paul Flynn, dated 27 May 1993:

As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking how many attendance allowance claims have (a) resulted in an award and (b) been rejected, broken down by the type of evidence required, in each month since May 1992 at each disability benefit centre and for the country as a whole.

The information has been provided in the form of a table attached and shows the results nationally, by each Disability Benefit Centre and at the unit at Blackpool. The categories of evidence used within the tables are as follows:

  • 01—Claimants self-assessment as on claim form
  • 02—Additional information
  • 03—Factual report (hospital, GP)
  • 04—External Medical Practitioner
  • 05—Visting Officer
  • 06—Visiting Officer plus other
  • Unknown—Evidence type not recorded

The table includes information on both normal and special rules claims.

I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report. A copy will also be placed in the Library.

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

Cardiff4,2343,0291339546010516
Wembley5,0443,4005716257811845
Sutton4,1111,7941254811211,437
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)31,20916,6623531,6715,177547,337

August 1992

AAU-Norcross125201000122
Edinburgh2,3911,398420043800351
Newcastle79524662926200252
Leeds4,5123,453199642330518
Manchester3,0659020533367001,263
Bootle3,5742,52013334226100318
Birmingham4,5262,6253372481600328
Bristol5,4424,2598863431920140
Cardiff3,5142,9515626410710135
Wembley5,2584,004747037300737
Sutton6,1855,006813132710712
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)39,38727,3664213,0243,693704,876

September 1992

AAU-Norcross112200000110
Edinburgh5,4723,33825361,29310302
Newcastle1,343441714055200203
Leeds5,9694,5231920268600539
Manchester3,9202,287750168710437
Bootle3,5992,37021943329911276
Birmingham8,0205,639448191,19101326
Bristol4,8943,5941095565481284
Cardiff3,7792,7053044440901190
Wembley8,4936,41511714596711847
Sutton10,5027,97670380955111,119
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)56,10339,2906244,1567,587674,433

October 1992

AAU-Norcross106100000105
Edinburgh7,2384,202181,0141,54200462
Newcastle96723635434600328
Leeds5,6083,7142126782911775
Manchester3,7972,151440891000324
Bootle3,3821,76318352352930381
Birmingham10,3757,116161,0741,60400565
Bristol5,3993,987120642429610211
Cardiff3,0972,020549430710270
Wembley8,1015,422952101,39205977
Sutton8,1355,158164218990111,603
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)56,20535,7706294,9048,87212176,001

Type of evidence

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

November 1992

AAU-Norcross116101200112
Edinburgh3,1451,687244964700360
Newcastle1,2213441318634000338
Leeds3,4912,3731410641100587
Manchester3,1131,847830767200279
Bootle2,5151,30912137043200283
Birmingham4,5422,8711666757900409
Bristol2,1471,29763536018911123
Cardiff1,2245991124111503255
Wembley5,3643,4052916798611775
Sutton4,5462,9471037246300959
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)31,42418,6803803,1024,75710154,480

December 1992

AAU-Norcross164000000164
Edinburgh2,5721,330144346700331
Newcastle1,353647515622600319
Leeds3,1092,216177621400586

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

Manchester1,812969418435900296
Bootle1,4105986224229700211
Birmingham3,3521,8801169340610361
Bristol2,7372,047644186731137
Cardiff2,0651,203324658001284
Wembley4,8642,9872820194510702
Sutton3,8632,541227931110909
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)27,30116,4182462,9573,372624,300

January 1993

AAU-Norcross237110000235
Edinburgh2,9861,526247154310443
Newcastle90837301067200357
Leeds3,0401,8853313638402600
Manchester2,2201,166428941110349
Bootle2,4641,15818142043100274
Birmingham5,2842,9193792987500524
Bristol2,8361,86019353410611141
Cardiff2,1231,1886438115802330
Wembley5,2083,3346537970003727
Sutton8,4873,82783103425001,049
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)32,79319,2376633,7484,105385,029

Type of evidence

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

February 1993

AAU-Norcross1,510201529001,455
Edinburgh2,7061,502654430800346
Newcastle8854640927200257
Leeds2,9751,8786311239801523
Manchester1,820898535030100266
Bootle2,4021,30719333933700226
Birmingham4,8522,4181019351,06100337
Bristol2,3901,5991384411161095
Cardiff1,3997463929812800188
Wembley4,7953,10713647670010375
Sutton4,8283,40514011140200770
Glasgow—:
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)30,56217,3448223,7033,852214,838

March 1993

AAU-Norcross2,905501854002,792
Edinburgh1,8811,06695671750064
Newcastle1,01755511669300202
Leeds3,4652,3347114949110419
Manchester2,4251,262548555400119
Bootle2,5321,30721148541300116
Birmingham5,8793,2711409231,4961048
Bristol3,2772,382232518140014
Cardiff1,7771,193613101420021
Wembley6,7494,4882228751,155018
Sutton6,5695,16822517947311522
Glasgow1,2918225277187000
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)39,76723,8981,1834,9425,423334,315

April 1993

AAU-Norcross2,3465221249012,230
Edinburgh1,466750134631840056
Newcastle87148611585800168
Leeds3,2262,3435914037701306
Manchester1,817929834438500151
Bootle2,0891,05916646626901128
Birmingham5,1962,8431268791,3111036
Bristol2,7712,04413649789005
Cardiff1,396961582511020024
Wembley6,3514,2901958939502021
Sutton4,3362,86616227240810627
Glasgow1,1947220235233004

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

TOTALS (ALL DBCs)33,05919,3459264,6104,415433,752

Annex B: Refusals on AA 65+ claims by evidence type, DBC and north

Type of evidence

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

May 1992

AAU-Norcross2610110023
Edinburgh297271414500120
Newcastle592001800583
Leeds653258293720012
Manchester648171086382009
Bootle373612751570078
Birmingham1,4623352101,0720043
Bristol3161646331010012
Cardiff1472900109009
Wembley1,394300312385301114
Sutton5851531113921027
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)6,4931,499173533,592111,030

June 1992

AAU-Norcross4410000043
Edinburgh1,26114722876900315
Newcastle423300100419
Leeds4491282282320059
Manchester56023211691150043
Bootle342532109920284
Birmingham1,1892326378400074
Bristol3112081225440121
Cardiff590295312400051
Wembley1,035341710747802100
Sutton7982420244960036
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)7,0021,882355283,307051,245

July 1992

AAU-Norcross3420000032
Edinburgh79618013342000162
Newcastle533401500523
Leeds5262731251650062
Manchester900351125517800115
Bootle58625611851480086
Birmingham9613655484470096
Bristol56630314136810032
Cardiff2,4061,86948633910035
Wembley8014354752230064
Sutton1,32052164953200212
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)9,4294,559917702,590001,419

Type of evidence

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

August 1992

AAU-Norcross6820010065
Edinburgh62224415022700100
Newcastle565401500555
Leeds6604151361750033
Manchester1,106222125228100350
Bootle4682951450690139
Birmingham1,38877236137200180
Bristol53928910115730052
Cardiff1,3721,2321234510043
Wembley44625651412700442
Sutton1,0316403265410307
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)8,2654,371506391,435111,768

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

September 1992

AAU-Norcross6410000063
Edinburgh1,905760120271310228
Newcastle922710195801773
Leeds1,071478113134800113
Manchester1,23143608857600131
Bootle959378382522250066
Birmingham2,6751,208811851600825
Bristol791472197312211103
Cardiff1,33883551653060027
Wembley1,2206299315060144
Sutton2,2881,3711411246900322
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)14,4646,639951,1913,839232,695

October 1992

AAU-Norcross4800000077
Edinburgh3,1941,00302911,02800872
Newcastle689702300677
Leeds1,163310913338301677
Manchester1,11333106466000327
Bootle912325252452700047
Birmingham3,529565048370002,546
Bristol88961254104682346
Cardiff1,08664912071940035
Wembley1,5465467768331182
Sutton1,406794146738320146
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)15,5755,1421101,2374,192534,884

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

November 1992

AAU-Norcross3610010034
Edinburgh1,836764025056500257
Newcastle666000200664
Leeds8302331401920041
Manchester1,0213540785480027
Bootle71824016213222001,070
Birmingham1,7114481391530027
Bristol4282803145316857
Cardiff4283171078910057
Wembley94935556138800140
Sutton7194368311740070
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)9,4683,428728352,367692,751

December 1992

AAU-Norcross7210000071
Edinburgh1,175520016428700204
Newcastle526000300523
Leeds77228423512300328
Manchester5612391562340031
Bootle43112571011660032
Birmingham1,43657546124500551
Bristol4433702134161114
Cardiff792545211415360032
Wembley65824061927500118
Sutton761427115512900149
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)7,6273,326496661,531132,053

January 1993

AAU-Norcross7500010074
Edinburgh1,441671121428510269
Newcastle465000000465
Leeds1,11441349930600292
Manchester96850921442580055
Bootle747251371632410055
Birmingham2,174774311852301755
Bristol5834173176270032
Cardiff1,043620281861460063

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

Wembley76023817226800181
Sutton1,585684114414700699
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)10,9554,5771181,1162,202112,940

Type of evidence

Total

01

02

03

04

05

06

Unknown

February 1993

AAU-Norcross273212400264
Edinburgh1,279692322219000172
Newcastle51762071000438
Leeds1,094519410230900160
Manchester1,15567712422010034
Bootle726305421381900051
Birmingham1,45253769656600247
Bristol5524263435330024
Cardiff903613241001260040
Wembley6962875722740058
Sutton1,840747125611801906
Glasgow
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)10,4874,8571321,0722,021012,394

March 1993

AAU-Norcross674400200668
Edinburgh75838002301170031
Newcastle6434240122690028
Leeds1,540884271514540321
Manchester1,61396202643641023
Bootle923382432042820012
Birmingham2,1767431214890200371
Bristol863731256439004
Cardiff1,306980381201540014
Wembley1,331688391534320019
Sutton2,2787883040159001,261
Glasgow1,101723021416300
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)14,1057,6892141,7103,137032,452

April 1993

AAU-Norcross5031201600484
Edinburgh52622131741030025
Newcastle5143400114380022
Leeds1,448975131223220016
Manchester1,20370631902681035
Bootle725335251771740113
Birmingham1,960963151127810089
Bristol783718103118006
Cardiff937765294392008
Wembley1,373714261764340023
Sutton1,8861,259339923801256
Glasgow1,540833443126510
TOTALS (ALL DBCs)11,8587,8411611,6702,73921977