Incapacity Benefit
Work and Pensions
Written answers and statements, 3 November 2009
Mark Harper (Shadow Minister (Disabled People), Work and Pensions; Forest of Dean, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants who receive both disability living allowance and incapacity benefit have been in receipt of incapacity benefit for more than (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 18 months, (d) two years and (e) five years.
Jonathan R Shaw (Minister of State (Disabled People), Regional Affairs; Chatham & Aylesford, Labour)
holding answer on
The information is in the table:
| Number of people receiving incapacity benefit and disability living allowance by duration as at February 2009 | |
| Duration | Number of claimants of incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance and disability living allowance |
| 6 months and up to 12 months | 46,390 |
| 12 months and up to 18 months | 42,410 |
| 18 months and up to 2 years | 41,540 |
| 2 years and up to 5 years | 219,620 |
| 5 years and over | 945,600 |
| Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Durations refer to incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance awards. 3. Data are for Great Britain and abroad. 4. Employment and support allowance replaced incapacity benefit and income support paid on the grounds of incapacity for new claims from 27 October 2008. These data do not include employment and support allowance. Source: DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study | |