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Social Security Benefits: Epilepsy

Volume 462: debated on Tuesday 10 July 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people registered for disability benefit on the grounds of having epilepsy in each of the last five years. (148257)

The available information is in the following table.

Number of disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) claimants whose main disabling condition is epilepsy (quarter ending)

DLA

AA

As at November:

2002

52,620

4,980

2003

54,730

4,880

2004

56,570

4,760

2005

57,770

4,600

2006

60,070

4,490

Notes:1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 3. Totals include those with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 4. Where the claimant is eligible for both care and mobility components of DLA, the disabling condition associated with the mobility component is shown here. Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS.