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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of awards of income support on grounds of incapacity for work had a duration of (a) less than 13 weeks, (b) between 13 weeks and 28 weeks, (c) between 28 weeks and one year, (d) between one and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of awards of income support on grounds of incapacity for work had a duration of (a) less than 13 weeks, (b) between 13 weeks and 28 weeks, (c) between 28 weeks and one year, (d) between one and...
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
James Purnell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 October 2008
For answer on
6 October 2008
Answered on
13 October 2008
The available information is in the table:
| Proportion of incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claims where recipient is also receiving income support by duration of income support award | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||||
| Less than 13 weeks | Between 13 weeks and 28 weeks | Between 28 weeks and one year | Between one and two years | Between two and three years | Three years and over | |
| May 2007 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 8 | 65.1 |
| August 2007 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 64.9 |
| November 2007 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 64.7 |
| February 2008 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 64.8 |
| Notes: | ||||||
| 1. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. | ||||||
| 2. Durations refer to the latest income support award. Claimants may not have been getting incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance for the whole duration of their income support award as repeat claims are not linked. | ||||||
| 3. Incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance is taken fully into account when working out how much of the applicable amount of income support can be paid. | ||||||
| Source: | ||||||
| DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS |
Subjects
Incapacity benefit; Severe disablement allowance
Date
13 October 2008
Reference
224154; 480 c886W;480 c880W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received incapacity benefits or severe disablement allowance on the grounds of dependency on (a) drugs and (b) alcohol in each year since 1997 for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received incapacity benefits or severe disablement allowance on the grounds of dependency on (a) drugs and (b) alcohol in each year since 1997 for which information is available.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Anne McGuire
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 February 2008
For answer on
7 February 2008
Answered on
2 April 2008
The Government's drugs strategy was published on 27 February 2008. It stresses the need for the benefit system to support re-integration and personalisation. We will ensure that it provides the right level of support, and also creates incentives for people with drug problems to move towards treatment. We will put in place arrangements which require drugs misusers on benefits who are not already in treatment to attend a discussion with an appropriate specialist treatment provider or partner organisation.Entitlement to incapacity benefit is not linked to any specific diagnosis or condition. Entitlement, which is assessed by the Personal Capability Assessment, depends on the effect that a person's condition has on their ability to carry out a number of activities relevant to work. Most people with drug or alcohol dependency also have other conditions, such as mental illness; and it is these other conditions which result in entitlement to benefits.We do record the diagnosis of incapacity that is written on a claimant's medical certificate. The table shows the number of people receiving incapacity benefits whose recorded diagnosis includes drug or alcohol dependency.
| Working age incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claims which includes a recorded diagnosis of alcoholism or drug abuse from the claimant's medical certificate. | ||||
| Number as of May: | Alcoholism | Drug abuse | Alcoholism as proportion of caseload | Drug Abuse as proportion of caseload |
| 1997 | 26,800 | 21,900 | 1.03 | 0.84 |
| 1998 | 29,800 | 25,300 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| 1999 | 32,500 | 27,900 | 1.23 | 1.05 |
| 2000 | 35,580 | 30,950 | 1.32 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 38,660 | 36,230 | 1.40 | 1.32 |
| 2002 | 41,040 | 40,690 | 1.48 | 1.47 |
| 2003 | 43,420 | 43,890 | 1.57 | 1.58 |
| 2004 | 45,940 | 46,120 | 1.66 | 1.66 |
| 2005 | 47,740 | 47,980 | 1.74 | 1.75 |
| 2006 | 49,200 | 48,550 | 1.83 | 1.81 |
| 2007 | 51,410 | 49,890 | 1.94 | 1.89 |
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. May 1997 to May 1999 (inclusive) numbers are uprated to WPLS totals and rounded to the nearest hundred. | ||||
| 2. May 2000 to May 2007 (inclusive) numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. | ||||
| 3. Totals may not sum due to rounding. | ||||
| 4. May 1997 to May 1999 (inclusive) numbers are based on a 5 per cent. sample, and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation. | ||||
| 5. These figures should be used as a guide to the current situation only. | ||||
| 6. Causes of incapacity are based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, published by the World Health Organisation. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. sample and 100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study |
Subjects
Incapacity benefit; Severe disablement allowance
Date
2 April 2008
Reference
185923; 474 c931-2W
House
House of Commons