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6 JUNE 2013
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moved out of relative income poverty. In fact, this was
caused by a fall in the median income. For such children,
life remained the same: disadvantage continued to limit
aspiration and they were no better off.
Information for Wirral and Merseyside is not available
as the sample size of this survey is not sufficient to
provide robust estimates.
Three-year averages are used to report statistics by
region and country, as single-year estimates are subject
to volatility. The latest figures for relative and absolute
low income for England and for the north-west region
covering the last three years (up until 2008-09 to 2010-11)
and latest figures for combined low income and material
deprivation can be found in the latest HBAI publication,
available at the following link:
http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbai/hbai2011/
index.php?page=contents
(ISBN 978-1-78153-046-7).
Relevant figures can be found in Table 4.6db (on page
115) for the latest relative low income and combined
low income and material deprivation proportions, Table
4.17ts (on page 136) for relative low income for the last
three years and Table 4.23ts (on page 142) for absolute
low income for the last three years.
Income matters but considering this in isolation fails
to properly reflect the reality of child poverty in the UK
today (as shown in the reduction of children in poverty
as median income drops). We want to develop better
measures of child poverty which include income but
provide a more accurate picture of the reality of child
poverty. Our consultation on how best to measure child
poverty closed on 15 February. A large volume of
responses was received and all of these are being read
and analysed to ensure that all important points are
captured and used to help Ministers decide on the next
steps.
Disability Living Allowance
Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions what proportion of applications for disability
living allowance were rejected in each of the last (a) six
months and (b) five years for which figures are available.
[157699]
Esther McVey: The proportion of disability living
allowance (DLA) new claim applications that have been
rejected are shown in the following tables:
Table (a): DLA new claims rejected
Percentage rejected
November 2012 54.3
December 2012 51.9
January 2013 53.4
February 2013 52.4
March 2013 53.8
April 2013 51.9
Total 53.0
Table (b): DLA new claims rejected
Percentage rejected
2008-09 54.1
2009-10 55.5
2010-11 56.7
2011-12 56.1
Table (b): DLA new claims rejected
Percentage rejected
2012-13 53.7
Source:
Department for Work and Pensions—RDA60209 and RDA60205
reports—Disability Living Allowance Management Information Statistics
Disability Living Allowance: Children
Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions if he will extend eligibility for the mobility
component of the disability living allowance to disabled
and life-limited children under the age of three. [157756]
Esther McVey: There are no plans to extend eligibility
for the mobility component of disability living allowance
to disabled and life-limited children under the age of
three.
Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions if he will include specialist car seats in the
list of essential equipment for disabled children under
the age of 12. [157757]
Esther McVey: The social security benefits system
does not use a list of essential equipment for disabled
people in determining entitlement to benefits.
Disability Living Allowance: Young People
Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions what proportion of applications for disability
living allowance for people aged under 18 were rejected
in each of the last (a) six months and (b) five years for
which figures are available. [157698]
Esther McVey: The information is not available and
could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Employment Schemes: Young People
Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work
and Pensions how many wage incentives have been
taken up under the Youth Contract since April 2012.
[158208]
Mr Hoban: I refer the right hon. Member to the reply
I previously gave to him, question numbers 155473 and
155478 on 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 349W.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and
Pensions what proportion of people flowing on to
jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) were in receipt of (a)
income-based JSA and (b) contribution-based JSA in
the latest period for which figures are available. [158209]
Mr Hoban: In the year to November 2012, DWP
generalised matching service (GMS) data suggests that
around two thirds of JSA inflows were income-based
and around a quarter contribution-based. In a small
number of cases people receive both contributory and
income-based JSA, and some people receive national
insurance credits.