asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of the United Kingdom population by (a) age, and (b) gender are in receipt of incapacity benefit.[HL8123]

The information is in the table:

Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance claimants in Great Britain by age-group and gender, as at February 2006.

	All	Percentage of population	Female	Percentage of female population	Male	Percentage of male population
All	2,747,490	5.8%	1,158,500	4.8%	1,588,990	6.9%
Unknown age	70	-	20	-	40	-
16-17	8,550	0.6%	4,150	0.6%	4,400	0.6%
18-24	160,400	3.0%	74,130	2.8%	86,270	3.2%
25-34	352,360	4.6%	147,530	3.8%	204,840	5.4%
35-44	591,690	6.6%	263,740	5.8%	327,950	7.4%
45-49	346,700	8.8%	168,660	8.5%	178,030	9.2%
50-54	393,000	11.0%	196,770	10.9%	196,220	11.1%
55-59	540,840	14.2%	268,400	13.9%	272,440	14.5%
60-64	324,710	10.7%	12,720	0.8%	311,980	21.1%
65 and over	29,190	0.3%	22,380	0.4%	6,810	0.2%

Notes:1. “-” denotes nil or negligible.2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 3. Percentages given are those for each age-group. 4. Percentages rounded to one decimal place.Sources:Information Directorate 100 per cent WPLS; ONS population estimates.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage and number of those on incapacity benefit are in receipt of: (a) lower rate disability living allowance; (b) middle rate disability living allowance; and (c) higher rate disability living allowance; and [HL8124]

What percentage and number of those on incapacity benefit are: (a) not in receipt of disability living allowance; (b) in receipt of lower rate disability living allowance; (c) in receipt of middle rate disability living allowance; (d) in receipt of higher rate disability living allowance; and (e) estimated to receive care of between 20 and 35 hours per week.[HL8125]

The informationis in the table; no estimates are availablefor the number of incapacity benefit anddisability living allowance claimants who receivecare.

Incapacity benefit (IB) and severe disablement allowance (SDA) claimants by whether they are also in receipt of disability living allowance care components; in Great Britain as at February 2006.

	Number	Proportion of IB/SDA recipients
Not in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA).	1,470,910	53.5%
Receiving DLA higher rate care component.	274,630	10.0%
Receiving DLA middle rate care component.	407,560	14.8%
Receiving DLA lower rate care component.	365,380	13.3%
Receiving DLA with no care component.	229,000	8.3%
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
3. DLA cases are only those where an amount is in payment, and do not include cases where payment has been suspended.
Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS.