Attendance Allowance: Scotland

John Mason
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Glasgow East constituency and (b) Scotland were in receipt of the (i) higher and (ii) lower rate of attendance allowance on the latest date for which figures are available.

Jonathan Shaw
[holding answer 9 September 2009]: The information is provided in the table:

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |Lower rate|Higher rate|
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|Glasgow East parliamentary constituency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |1,290     |2,050      |
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|Scotland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |57,360    |87,640     |
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|Notes:1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten.2. Totals show the number of people in receipt of the lower or higher rate attendance allowance. Excludes people with an entitlement where payment has been suspended.Source:DWP Information Directorate Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study|          |           |
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