AQW 2667/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many children who have Down Syndrome are currently in receipt of Disability Living Allowance; and (ii) how many are on the (a) standard; and (b) higher rate.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 1 July 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 1 July 2022
- Answer due by
- 20 July 2022
- Answered
- 20 July 202219 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
As at February 2022 (latest published figures) there were 700 Disability Living Allowance recipients aged under 17 with Down Syndrome. The table below provides the breakdown of awards in these cases.
| Rate of Award | No. |
| Higher rate care only | 80 |
| Middle rate care only | 40 |
| Lower rate care only | * |
| Lower rate mobility only | * |
| Higher rate care and higher rate mobility | 350 |
| Higher rate care and lower rate mobility | 110 |
| Middle rate care and higher rate mobility | 50 |
| Middle rate care and lower rate mobility | 70 |
| Total | 700 |
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
*Less than 5