Social Security Benefits: Disability
(asked on 15th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage increase of people on working age disability benefits they anticipate following the introduction of planned increases to the state pension age from age 65 to 66, and 67 to 68.
The latest Fiscal Sustainability Report, contains estimates of the increase in State Pension Age.
The table below shows the estimated number of people aged 66 and over on disability benefits as a proportion of the caseload aged under 66. Disability Benefits include Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
| Proportion |
2018/19 | 0.0% |
2019/20 | 0.0% |
2020/21 | 0.0% |
2021/22 | 0.0% |
2022/23 | 0.0% |
2023/24 | 0.0% |
2024/25 | 0.0% |
2025/26 | 0.0% |
2026/27 | 1.0% |
2027/28 | 3.2% |
2028/29 | 4.4% |
2029/30 | 4.5% |
2030/31 | 4.6% |
2031/32 | 4.7% |
2032/33 | 4.6% |
2033/34 | 4.6% |
2034/35 | 4.6% |
2035/36 | 4.6% |
2036/37 | 4.5% |
2037/38 | 4.6% |
2038/39 | 4.4% |
2039/40 | 4.2% |
2040/41 | 4.1% |
2041/42 | 4.0% |
2042/43 | 3.9% |
2043/44 | 3.8% |
2044/45 | 4.8% |
2045/46 | 7.0% |
2046/47 | 8.5% |
2047/48 | 8.7% |
2048/49 | 8.6% |
2049/50 | 8.6% |
2050/51 | 8.6% |