Dataset: Disability Living Allowance (Cases in Payment)
Description
Client type refers to the type of claimant in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), whether the person is classified as a child, of working age or of State Pension age.
NB The State Pension Age has been rising over recent years and as of October 2020 it is currently 66 years for both males and females. For more information please see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-age-timetable/state-pension-age-timetable.
'Over State Pension age' includes claimants who meet the criteria above and 'Working age' claimants are those who are below State Pension age, but over 15.
Classification
Client type is grouped into 3 bands.
Applicable to: all claimants:
- Children
- Working age
- Over State Pension age
Total number of categories: 3
Quality Statement
The age of claimant on the reference date (last day of the reporting quarter) is derived from date of birth. Date of birth is recorded as part of the DLA claim process. In support of the claim, proof of identity must be provided - for example, birth certificate. It is possible that errors can occur in the recording of date of birth (both on the form and inputting onto the computer system during the processing of the claim). Some limited data cleansing takes place when age is derived from date of birth.
In order to make our statistics as accurate as possible, from February 2020 this field has been checked and verified using the Customer Information System database. The Customer Information System (CIS) is a computer system used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to store basic identifying information such as gender, addresses, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers and so on.