HC Deb 19 November 2001 vol 375 cc152-3W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in the Buckingham

Income-related benefit recipients in the Buckingham constituency
Income support Jobseeker's allowance (income based) Family credit/working families tax credit Disability working allowance/disabled person's tax credit1 Total
May 1998 2,000 *300 *300 11 2,600
May 1999 2,000 *300 *300 14 2,600
May 2000 2,000 *200 500 14 2,700
May 2001 2,000 *100 800 18 3,000
1 Disabled Working Allowance/Disabled Person's Tax Credit figures are for April each year.

Notes:

1. Figures (other than Disability Working Allowance/Disabled Person's Tax Credit which is a 100 per cent. count of all cases) are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.

2. Figures marked '*' are subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be treated as a rough guide to the situation only.

3. Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance (Income Based) and 'Total' figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.

4. Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in receipt of Family Credit/Working Families Tax Credit or Disability Working Allowance/Disabled Person's Tax Credit are not shown in Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance totals.

5. Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance were replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit and Disabled Person's Tax Credit in October 1999.

Sources:

Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries May 1998-May 2001.

Jobseeker's Allowance Quarterly Statistical Enquiries May 1998-May 2001.

Family Credit/Working Families' Tax Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiries May 1998-May 2001.

Disability Working Allowance/Disabled Person's Tax Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiries April 1998-April 2001.

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit figures are not available for the Buckingham constituency but are available for Aylesbury Vale district council.

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit caseload for Aylesbury Vale district council
Aylesbury Vale1 Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit
May 1998 5,880 6,840
May 1999 5,720 6,660
May 2000 5,220 6,150
May 2001 5,000 6,020
1 Buckingham parliamentary constituency and Aylesbury parliamentary constituency are both covered in part by the Aylesbury Vale Local Authority area. Figures are not therefore representative of the constituency area.

Notes:

1. The data refer to households, which may be a single person or a couple.

2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 cases.

Source:

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System quarterly 100 per cent. caseload stock-count taken each May from 1998 to 2001.