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Disability Living Allowance
Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many households there are in England and Wales where both spouses or partners claim the higher rate disability living allowance; [140679]
(2) how many households there are in England and Wales where (a) a child and (b) two or more children claim disability allowance in addition to (i) a parent and (ii) both parents or legal guardians; [140680]
(3) how many households there are in England and Wales where every member of the household claims both disability allowance and carer's allowance. [140681]
Mrs. McGuire: The information is not available.
Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2007, Official Report, column 26W, on disability living allowance, (1) in what format information relating to (a) the method of claim and (b) the time taken to process claims for disability living allowance is held; and what categories of information relating to disability living allowance claims are held centrally; [141754]
(2) in what format information is held relating to (a) the method of claim and (b) the time taken to process claims for attendance allowance; and what categories of information relating to attendance allowance claims are held centrally. [141942]
Mrs. McGuire: Information is held about disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) claims that are received on-line. The computer systems also calculate the average actual clearance times for all claims processed within the month.
Information is held centrally on the number of DLA and AA cases received that are processed and outstanding each month. Information is also held centrally on the type and/or rate of the award and the evidence used in determining the claim.
Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants receiving disability allowance have been diagnosed with (a) stress and (b) back pain. [144081]
Mrs. McGuire: The information is not available in the format requested. The available information is in the following table.
| Disability living allowance recipients whose main disabling condition is stress or back pain—November 2006 |
| Main disabling condition |
Number in receipt |
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Back pain |
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D02—Spondylosis—including disc disease, cervical/lumbar etc. |
106,560 |
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D03—Back pain—not specified |
108,510 |
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D05—Disease of the muscles, bones or joints |
211,870 |
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Stress |
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D45—Psychoneurosis—including anxiety, depression, phobia and hysteria |
181,190 |
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D46—Personality Disorder |
8,560 |
Notes:
1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Some additional disclosure control has also been applied.
4. Figures are compiled using the broad categories for the main disabling conditions that would include stress or back pain. These categories will therefore include people who do not suffer from stress or back pain.
5. Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.
Source:
DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.
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