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Benefits: Incapacity Benefit

Volume 687: debated on Tuesday 5 December 2006

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state the number of claimants of incapacity benefit by age decile. [HL230]

The information is in the table.

The number of incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance claimants by age decile at 31 May (2006)

Under 20

38,800

20-29

278,720

30-39

464,470

40-49

667,270

50-59

928,110

60-69

336,330

70-79

13,410

80-89

2,770

90 and over

60

DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions longitudinal study 100 per cent data.

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

“Claimant” figures include all IB and SDA, including IB credits-only cases.