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Mr. Hall
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the take-up rate of the disability living allowance since its introduction; what percentage of applications for disability living allowance were successful; and what percentage of appeals concering decisions on disability living allowance were successful.
Mr. Scott
The information requested is in the tables.
| Claims to disability living allowance from 1 February 1992 to 30 June 1993 | |
| Claims | |
| Number received (take-up) | 874,034 |
| Number decided | 818,930 |
| Number awarded | 504,103 |
| Percentage successful | 62 |
Appeals from 1 February 1992 to 30 June 1993
| |
Appeals
| |
| Number received | 15,592 |
| Number cleared | 1,874 |
| Number awarded or increased | 760 |
| Percentage successful | 41 |