To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children with disabilities are in receipt of disability living allowance, broken down by component. (118644)

[holding answer 5 February 2007]: As at 31 May 2006, the latest date for which figures are available, 289,680 children aged under 16 were receiving disability living allowance. Of those, 283,050 were receiving the care component and 190,730 were receiving the mobility component.

Source:

Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, 100 per cent. data.