3.07 million claiming Disability Living Allowance up 97,000.
1.59 million claiming Attendance Allowance up 39,000.
2.33 million claiming Incapacity Benefit (including those who also get Severe Disablement Allowance). This benefit is replaced by Employment and Support Allowance and National Audit Office suggests the figures for ESA may not be a true reflection as reporting has yet to properly 'bed in'.
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Disability Living Allowance figures for Feb 2010 by Age / Care and Mobility
Earlier this month or last in a response from the DWP they told me that the main disabling figures were not listed due to an error calculation and would be resolved and would be available from the 16th November 2010. Checking the option today, I regret that this information was still not available and have therefore included the sytle of the Feb 2010 by Gender and Care/Mobilty.
Click here for original Freedom of Information Request.
CAUTION: The best statistics on benefits are now derived from 100% data sources. However, the 5% sample data still provide some detail
not yet available from the 100% data sources. DWP recommends that, where the detail is only available on the 5% sample data, the proportions
derived should be applied to the overall 100% total for the benefit. Users should refer to the ‘’Guidance for Users’ in the Useful Resources
section of this Tabling Tool. http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtool
Definitions and conventions: Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and displayed in thousands. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 5% sample.
Notes:
1. Caseload (Thousands) Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been
suspended, for example if they are in hospital.
2. Main Disabling Condition: Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded. "Other" includes 25 medical conditions.
I am writing in response to your request for an internal review in respect to your Freedom of Information request number 2664. You asked:
Why the reinstatement of the Main Disabling Condition breakdown in the 5% sample DLA Tabulation Tool did not took place on 17th November.
I confirm that the Main Disabling Condition table on the 5% sample DLA Tabulation Tool was reinstated on 17th November and is available at: http://83.244.183.180/5pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html .
For information the DWP Statistical Summary First Release, which is published alongside the quarterly release, details all known issues, changes and revisions to the statistical summary. You can access the November First Release on the DWP website at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/stats_summary/stats_summary_nov2010.pdf .
and
Please can you provide the number of people accessing DLA at the May 2010 results by main disabling condition.
Section 21 of the Act allows us to direct you to information which is already reasonably accessible to you.
The Department regularly publishes National Statistics on its website at http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtooland on NOMIS, the Office for National Statisticsofficial website of labour market statistics www.nomisweb.co.uk. Both websites allow you to construct tables to your own requirements
Information on the Main Disabling Condition of DLA claimants at May 2010 is available on the 5% sample Tabulation Tool at: http://83.244.183.180/5pc/dla/tabtool_dla.html .
Disability Living Allowance - Cases in payment (5% sample) Caseload (Thousands) : Main Disabling Condition by Gender
| Total | Gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||
| Caseload (Thousands) | Caseload (Thousands) | Caseload (Thousands) | |
| Total | 3,148.1 | 1,571.3 | 1,576.8 |
| Main Disabling Condition | 580.8 | 206.7 | 374.1 |
| Arthritis | |||
| Muscle / Joint / Bone Disease | 211.8 | 98.6 | 113.2 |
| Blindness | 69.4 | 35.9 | 33.5 |
| Stroke Related | 110.6 | 61.5 | 49.1 |
| Learning Difficulty | 364.2 | 236.2 | 128.0 |
| Mental Health Causes | 510.6 | 265.5 | 245.1 |
| Epilepsy | 72.9 | 34.6 | 38.3 |
| Deafness | 41.5 | 21.1 | 20.4 |
| Malignant Disease | 83.0 | 36.5 | 46.5 |
| Chest Disease | 93.5 | 48.9 | 44.6 |
| Back Ailments | 246.5 | 116.6 | 130.0 |
| Heart Disease | 136.9 | 83.7 | 53.2 |
| Parkinsons Disease | 18.8 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 59.5 | 31.1 | 28.4 |
| Renal Disorders | 16.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| AIDS | 8.7 | 6.9 | 1.8 |
| Skin Disease | 16.6 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Frailty | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 68.7 | 20.4 | 48.4 |
| Other | 435.2 | 238.7 | 196.5 |
CAUTION: The best statistics on benefits are now derived from 100% data sources. However, the 5% sample data still provide some detail not yet available from the 100% data sources. DWP recommends that, where the detail is only available on the 5% sample data, the proportions derived should be applied to the overall 100% total for the benefit. Users should refer to the ‘’Guidance for Users’ in the Useful Resources section of this Tabling Tool.
Definitions and conventions: "-" Nil or Negligible; "." Not applicable; "*" Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should only be used as a guide; Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and displayed in thousands; Average amounts are shown as pounds per week and rounded to the nearest penny. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions, Information Directorate, 5% sample.
State Pension Age: The age at which women reach State Pension age will gradually increase from 60 to 65 between April 2010 and April 2020. This will introduce a small increase to the number of working age benefit recipients and a small reduction to the number of pension age recipients. Figures from May 2010 onwards reflect this change. For more information see http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/espa.pdf
Notes:
Caseload (Thousands) Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and excludes people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.
Main Disabling Condition Where more than one disability is present only the main disabling condition is recorded. "Other" includes 25 medical conditions, including "Obesity" from February 2010 (for claims to benefit from October 2008 onwards). Previously, "Obesity" was included within "Mental Health Causes".
Click here for the results from the DWP Tabulation tool.