I wish to inform the House that an error has been identified in the written answer given to Baroness Brinton on 5 August 2013, Official Report, Summer Recess 2013, Written Answers and Statements. The information included within the table in the answer to HL2000 contained some incorrect figures and these have now been amended. I apologise to the House for this error. The answers to the other questions included in this reply are unaffected by this correction.

The full answer given was:

Asked by Baroness Brinton

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis (1) applied for Disability Living Allowance, and (2) were awarded Disability Living Allowance, in each of the last five years. [HL1999]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis were awarded (1) the higher rate mobility component, and (2) the lower rate mobility component, of Disability Living Allowance in each of the last five years. [HL2000]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis have been in receipt of a motability vehicle in each of the last five years. [HL2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud): Data on numbers of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), in each of the last five years, can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html

(guidance on how to use the tab tool is at the bottom of the front page.)

Data on numbers of those who applied for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and were subsequently awarded is not available and to obtain it would be at disproportionate cost.

Data on numbers of people with rheumatoid arthritis in receipt of the higher-rate mobility component and lower-rate mobility component of DLA, in the last five years, is as follows:

Source:

DWP Information Governance and Security: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Totals show numbers of people in receipt of an allowance and excludes cases where the payment has been suspended, e.g. if they are in hospital.

3. A diagnosed medical condition does not mean that someone is automatically entitled to DLA. Entitlement is dependent on an assessment of how much help someone needs with personal care and/or mobility because of their disability. These statistics are only collected for administrative purposes.

4. DLA care and mobility components can be paid together or on their own. The nil payment column is where the claimant is in receipt of the care component and not the mobility component.

The Department does not hold information on the numbers of Motability customers with rheumatoid arthritis. This information may be held by the Motability scheme and you can write to them at the following address:

The Director,

Motability,

Warwick House,

Roydon Road,

Harlow,

Essex

CM19 5PX

The correct answer should have been:

Asked by Baroness Brinton

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis (1) applied for Disability Living Allowance, and (2) were awarded Disability Living Allowance, in each of the last five years. [HL1999]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis were awarded (1) the higher rate mobility component, and (2) the lower rate mobility component, of Disability Living Allowance in each of the last five years. [HL2000]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with rheumatoid arthritis have been in receipt of a motability vehicle in each of the last five years. [HL2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud): Data on numbers of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), in each of the last five years, can be found at:

http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/tabtool.html

(guidance on how to use the tab tool is at the bottom of the front page.)

Data on numbers of those who applied for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and were subsequently awarded is not available and to obtain it would be at disproportionate cost.

Data on numbers of people with rheumatoid arthritis in receipt of the higher-rate mobility component and lower-rate mobility component of DLA, in the last five years, is as follows:

Source:

DWP Information Governance and Security: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Totals show numbers of people in receipt of an allowance and excludes cases where the payment has been suspended, e.g. if they are in hospital.

3. A diagnosed medical condition does not mean that someone is automatically entitled to DLA. Entitlement is dependent on an assessment of how much help someone needs with personal care and/or mobility because of their disability. These statistics are only collected for administrative purposes.

4. DLA care and mobility components can be paid together or on their own. The nil payment column is where the claimant is in receipt of the care component and not the mobility component.

The Department does not hold information on the numbers of Motability customers with rheumatoid arthritis. This information may be held by the Motability scheme and you can write to them at the following address:

The Director,

Motability,

Warwick House,

Roydon Road,

Harlow,

Essex

CM19 5PX