Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 24 July 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(1) how many individuals in Angus were entitled to but did not claim (a) child benefit, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) maternity allowance, (d) widow's payment, (e) widowed mother's allowance, (f) widow's pension, (g) disablement benefit, (h) reduced earning's allowance, (i) retirement allowance, (j) guardian's allowance, (k) income support, (l) child benefit, (m) bereavement benefit, (n) graduated retirement allowance, (o) severe disablement allowance, (p) invalid care allowance, (q) disability living allowance and (r) attendance allowance in each year since 1997;
(2) how many individuals in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) the UK were entitled to but did not claim (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) maternity allowance, (iii) widow's payment, (iv) widowed mother's allowance, (v) widow's pension, (vi) attendance allowance, (vii) disablement benefit, (viii) reduced earnings allowance, (ix) retirement allowance, (x) guardian's allowance, (xi) income support, (xii) bereavement payment, (xiii) graduated retirement allowance, (xiv) severe disablement allowance, (xv) invalid care allowance and (xvi) disability living allowance in each year since 1997.
The information requested for the Angus constituency is not available.
Estimates of the number of families entitled to income related benefits but not claiming them in Great Britain are published in "Income Related Benefits—Estimates of Take-Up". Copies of this annual publication are in the Library.
Information on the other benefits listed is not available.
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