[holding answer 17 September 2008]: Information about the proportion of income support claimants that are terminally ill is not available. The available information is in the following table.
Quarter ending As a total caseload (percentage) 2005 May 0.03 August 0.03 November 0.03 2006 February 0.03 May 0.03 August 0.04 November 0.03 2007 February 0.03 May 0.03 August 0.03 November 0.03 2008 February 0.03 Notes: 1. All incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance awards are non-means tested; figures include national insurance contributions only cases. 2. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation. 3. The ‘terminally ill’ category comes from an indicator on the incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance data; no such indicator exists on the income support data. 4. The best statistics on benefits are now derived from 100 per cent. data sources. However, the 5 per cent. sample data still provide some detail not yet available from the 100 per cent. data sources. 5. Caseload figures have been uprated in line with WPLS 100 per cent. data and rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 5 per cent. sample
Incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance are wholly non-means tested benefits. The available information is in the table.
Percentage Disability premium Both disability and enhanced disability premiums May 2007 33.3 5.2 August 2007 33.3 5.3 November 2007 33.3 5.4 February 2008 33.6 5.5 Note: 1. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS.