To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many new successful claims were made for industrial disablement benefit in each of the last three years. [16393]
The information is set out in the table.
| New awards of industrial injuries disablement benefit in each of the last three years | |
| Year | New awards made during in the year |
| April 1994 to March 1995 | 25,256 |
| April 1995 to March 1996 | 24,329 |
| April 1996 to March 1997 | 23,097 |
Source:
100 per cent. count of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit award from DSS Central Data Unit.
Note:
Figures are provisional and subject to amendment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security which five prescribed industrial diseases resulted in the highest number of successful claims in respect of claims for industrial disablement benefit for prescribed industrial diseases in each of the last three years; and how many claims there were for each of these diseases. [16399]
The information is set out in the table.
| Industrial injuries disablement benefit | ||||
| Prescribed diseases with the highest number of initial assessments, with a disability assessment of 14 per cent. or higher, (1 per cent. for D1 and D3), in the last three years, and the claims received | ||||
| Prescribed disease | Awards | Period | Claims received | Period |
| 1996–1997 | ||||
| Pneumoconiosis (Dl) | 840 | January to December 1996 | 3,020 | April 1996 to March 1997 |
| DiffuseMesothelioma(D3) | 642 | January to December 1996 | 620 | April 1996 to March 1997 |
| Vibration White Finger (A11) | 592 | April 1996 to March 1997 | 12,370 | April 1996 to March 1997 |
| Occupational Deafness (A10) | 377 | April 1996 to March 1997 | 6,420 | April 1996 to March 1997 |
| Industrial injuries disablement benefit | ||||
| Prescribed diseases with the highest number of initial assessments, with a disability assessment of 14 per cent. or higher, (1 per cent. for D1 and D3), in the last three years, and the claims received | ||||
| Prescribed disease | Awards | Period | Claims received | Period |
| Occupational Asthma (D7) | 365 | January to December 1996 | 1,800 | April 1996 to March 1997 |
| 1995–1996 | ||||
| Pneumoconiosis (Dl) | 860 | January to December 1995 | 3,450 | April 1995 to March 1996 |
| DiffuseMesothelioma(D3) | 683 | January to December 1995 | 570 | April 1995 to March 1996 |
| Occupational Deafness (A10) | 557 | April 1995 to March 1996 | 6,740 | April 1995 to March 1996 |
| Occupational Asthma (D7) | 440 | January to December 1995 | 1,690 | April 1995 to March 1996 |
| Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (D12) | 259 | January to December 1995 | 2,430 | April 1995 to March 1996 |
| 1994–1995 | ||||
| Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema (D12) | 2,562 | January to December 1994 | 8,418 | April 1994 to March 1995 |
| Pneumoconiosis (Dl) | 1,006 | January to December 1994 | n/a | — |
| DiffuseMesothelioma(D3) | 583 | January to December 1994 | n/a | — |
| Occupational Asthma (D7) | 420 | January to December 1994 | 1,789 | April 1994 to March 1995 |
| Occupational Deafness (A10) | 402 | April 1994 to March 1995 | 8,179 | April 1994 to March 1995 |
| n/a = Not available. | ||||
Notes:
1. Data for respiratory and non-respiratory awards are held for different periods (calendar years for respiratory awards and financial years for non-respiratory awards).
2. The number of awards made in any year, are not necessarily the results of the number of claims received in that year. There will be some awards made from claims made in the preceding year, and some claims received, that are not awarded until the following year. Claims figures include those made by people making more than one claim.
Sources:
1. Awards figures from a 100 per cent. count of assessments (DSS Analytical Services Division).
2. Claims figures from DSS Central Data Unit (100 per cent.), DSS BREM systems (100 per cent.) and from April 1995 rated up from a 10 per cent. sample of claims received.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for each of the last three years, what was the total number of claimants of industrial disablement benefit; and how many of those received benefit (a) in respect of an industrial accident and (b) in respect of a prescribed industrial disease for each of the last three years. [16398]
The information is set out in the tables:
| Total claims for industrial injuries disablement benefit received | |
| Year | Claims received |
| April 1994 to March 1995 | 79,983 |
| April 1995 to March 1996 | 83,847 |
| April 1996 to March 1997 | 76,486 |
| New awards of industrial injuries disablement benefit for industrial accidents | |
| Year | Awards made |
| April 1994 to March 1995 | 19,611 |
| April 1995 to March 1996 | 18,473 |
| April 1996 to March 1997 | 17,101 |
| New awards of industrial injuries disablement benefit for prescribed diseases | |
| Year | Awards made |
| April 1994 to March 1995 | 5,645 |
| April 1995 to March 1996 | 5,856 |
| April 1996 to March 1997 | 5,996 |
Source:
100 per cent. counts of IIDB claims and awards from DSS Central
Data Unit. Figures are provisional and subject to amendment.
Note:
The figures are separate counts. The number of awards made in any year are not necessarily the results of the number of claims received in that year. There will be some awards made from claims made in the preceding year, and some claims received, that are not awarded until the following year. Claims figures include those made by people making more than one claim.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants have received industrial disablement benefit at the maximum 100 per cent. disability rate in each of the last three years. [16397]
The information is set out in the table.
| Industrial injuries disablement benefit assessments paid at 100 per cent. rate | ||
| Year | Initial assessments at 95–100 per cent.disabled in the year | All assessments at 95–100 per cent. at the end of the year |
| April 1993 to March 1994 | 790 | 3,782 |
| April 1994 to March 1995 | 712 | 3,757 |
| April 1995 to March 1996 | 813 | 4,095 |