To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many new claims for disability living allowance were (a) made and (b) awarded in each quarter since April 1992; [34104](2) how many life awards of disability living allowance in each quarter since April 1992 were made in respect of
(a) the care component and (b) the mobility component; [34105]
(3) how many new awards of disability living allowance, in each year since 1992, (a) were made on the basis of the claim pack alone, (b) also required a factual report from a GP or consultant, (c) required a medical examination and (d) required other evidence, broken down by (i) care component and (ii) mobility component; [34106]
(4) how many people receiving disability living allowance were living in non-local authority residential care or nursing homes for more than 28 days, in each year since 1992. [34107]
The administration of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a matter for Peter Mathison, Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with further details.
Letter from David Riggs to Mr. Archy Kirkwood, dated 16 March 1998:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked Peter Mathison to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions regarding claims for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). As Mr. Mathison is away from the office on leave, I am replying.
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the attached tables.
The number of people receiving DLA living in non local authority residential care or nursing homes for more than 28 days is not available.
I hope you find this reply helpful
Disability Living Allowance claims made and awarded since April 19921
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Quarter ending
| Claims received2
| Claims decided2
| Claims awarded2
|
| June 19923 | 173,834 | 105,844 | 71,014 |
| September 19923 | 128,031 | 179,331 | 141,897 |
| December 19923 | 122,402 | 161,539 | 105,475 |
| March 1993 | 133,135 | 154,812 | 89,535 |
| June 1993 | 120,367 | 129,403 | 71,743 |
| September 1993 | 104,777 | 107,641 | 51,946 |
| December 1993 | 99,012 | 97,528 | 47,304 |
| March 1994 | 110,955 | 102,467 | 52,354 |
| June 1994 | 121,572 | 112,315 | 55,253 |
| September 1994 | 129,729 | 126,240 | 59,484 |
| December 1994 | 119,473 | 120,006 | 54,653 |
| March 1995 | 132,816 | 130,640 | 63,403 |
| June 1995 | 117,102 | 119,087 | 58,979 |
| September 1995 | 126,233 | 122,565 | 61,499 |
| December 1995 | 126,273 | 128,955 | 64,136 |
| March 1996 | 141,103 | 132,563 | 63,275 |
| June 1996 | 134,831 | 129,078 | 60,229 |
| September 1996 | 133,922 | 131,059 | 61,304 |
| December 1996 | 124,554 | 131,112 | 61,365 |
| March 1997 | 124,281 | 124,546 | 56,771 |
| June 1997 | 132,092 | 121,318 | 54,352 |
| September 1997 | 121,067 | 125,333 | 56,478 |
| December 1997 | 110,813 | 115,369 | 52,627 |
New Awards of Disability Living Allowance by components and evidence type1
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Claim pack alone
| Factual Report
| Medical Examination
| Other Evidence
| All types of evidence
| |
| 1992–93 | |||||
| Care component | 90,398 | 45,057 | 40,075 | 6,831 | 182,362 |
| Mobility component | 97,133 | 58,911 | 48,060 | 8,672 | 212,776 |
| 1993–94 | |||||
| Care component | 63,406 | 47,966 | 32,764 | 6,246 | 150,382 |
| Mobility component | 68,050 | 54,794 | 38,335 | 6,677 | 167,855 |
| 1994–95 | |||||
| Care component | 67,085 | 60,841 | 31,522 | 9,325 | 168,773 |
| Mobility component | 70,481 | 68,919 | 35,793 | 9,633 | 184,826 |
| 1995–96 | |||||
| Care component | 62,770 | 70,083 | 41,425 | 11,430 | 185,708 |
| Mobility component | 62,176 | 78,331 | 45,997 | 11,075 | 197,579 |
| 1996–97 | |||||
| Care component | 32,694 | 81,946 | 63,210 | 7,641 | 185,491 |
| Mobility component | 22,030 | 86,922 | 69,763 | 5,659 | 184,375 |
| 1997–982 | |||||
| Care component | 25,560 | 75,288 | 48,632 | 7,377 | 156,857 |
| Mobility component | 14,076 | 74,944 | 51,538 | 4,152 | 144,709 |
1Source: Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data. | |||||
2Figures relate to the 11 months ending 28 February 1998. | |||||
Note:
The data includes DLA Normal Rules and DLA Special Rules Claims.
Disability Living Allowance claims made and awarded since April 19921
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Quarter ending
| Claims received2 | Claims decided2 | Claims awarded2 |
Additional information4
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| February to June 1992 | 370,200 | 250,455 | 82,589 |
1Source: Analytical Services Division: 100 per cent. data. | |||
2 Includes top up. | |||
3Excludes a small number processed in 1992 for which the exact date of processing was unknown. | |||
4Relates to all claims registered and decided up to end of June 1992. Although DLA was payable from the start of April 1992 some claims were before the start of April 1992. | |||
Awards of Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
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Care component
| Mobility component
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Quarter ending
| All awards
| Life awards
| All awards
| Life awards
|
| May 1993 | 44,400 | 23,200 | 49,100 | 27,900 |
| August 1993 | 38,400 | 20,200 | 42,400 | 23,900 |
| November 1993 | 33,200 | 18,500 | 36,300 | 21,900 |
| February 1994 | 33,500 | 20,100 | 37,300 | 25,800 |
| May 1994 | 39,300 | 23,400 | 43,200 | 29,600 |
| August 1994 | 42,700 | 24,100 | 48,700 | 30,700 |
| November 1994 | 41,700 | 23,700 | 46,300 | 29,100 |
| February 1995 | 41,800 | 25,200 | 45,300 | 31,600 |
| May 1995 | 45,500 | 28,100 | 48,700 | 33,300 |
| August 1995 | 44,200 | 27,800 | 47,800 | 33,900 |
| November 1995 | 51,100 | 34,700 | 54,900 | 40,800 |
| February 1996 | 43,900 | 29,300 | 44,500 | 32,700 |
| May 1996 | 48,100 | 30,100 | 48,500 | 33,500 |
| August 1996 | 46,200 | 27,600 | 47,200 | 31,500 |
| November 1996 | 49,900 | 30,500 | 51,100 | 33,200 |
| February 1997 | 42,600 | 24,000 | 40,900 | 24,500 |
| May 1997 | 40,600 | 22,300 | 40,200 | 24,000 |
| August 1997 | 44,500 | 22,700 | 43,200 | 24,300 |
| November 1997 | 41,500 | 21,200 | 39,400 | 22,500 |
Note:
Figures rounded to the nearest hundred relate to awards made on initial claim.
Source:
Analytical Services Division: 5 per cent. data.