Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were claiming the severe disability premium as of April 2017.
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Such information that is available for Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and Pension Credit claimants in May 2017 who were in receipt of disability premiums are shown in the following table.
Income Support, Pension Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in receipt of the disability premium, severe disability premium and enhanced disability premium, May-2017, Great Britain
| Income Support | Pension Credit | Jobseeker’s Allowance |
Disability Premium | 77,800 | 90 | 36,900 |
Severe Disability Premium | 16,970 | 502,110 | 10,000 |
Enhanced Disability Premium | 28,510 | - | - |
Source: DWP 100% and 5% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study data
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