§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed(a) Jobseeker's Allowance, (b) child-related benefits, (c) winter fuel payments and (d) sickness-related benefits in (i) Somerset and (ii) South West England in each of the last five years. [82611]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe available information is in the tables. Many benefit recipients fall within more than one category and there is therefore a degree of overlap between the figures.
Number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance Somerset South West Region May 1998 7,109 82,437 May 1999 6,401 75,624 May 2000 5,174 61,960 May 2001 4,633 52,725 May 2002 3,843 49,492 Notes:
1. Figures are unrounded.
2. Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Source
Jobseeker's Allowance Computer System, 100 per cent. claimant count.
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Number of families receiving Child Benefit Somerset South West Region August 1999 57,295 567,910 August 2000 57,360 568,940 August 2001 57,360 568,440 August 2002 57,705 567,930 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
2. Figures by county and region are not available prior to 1999.
Source:
Child Benefit Computer System, 100 per cent. claimant count.
Number of families on key benefits Somerset South West Region May 1998 8,400 92,100 May 1999 7,600 90,300 May 2000 7,500 85,000 May 2001 7,300 82,700 May 2002 7,000 78,200 Notes:
1. Key benefits are Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance with a child premium, and Incapacity Benefit Severe Disablement Allowance with a child dependency increase.
2. Child premia and child dependency increases are paid for children under 16 and young adult dependents aged 16–18 for whom Child Benefit is payable.
Source:
DWP Information Centre Client Group Analysis, 5 per cent. statistical samples.
Winter Fuel Payment recipients Winter Somerset South West Region 1999–2000 103,600 1,003,100 2000–01 113,700 1,098,900 2001–02 116,200 1,112,200 Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
Source:
Winter Fuel Payment Matching Intelligence Data Analysis Service, 100 per cent. data.
Number of people claiming sickness related benefits Somerset South West Region May 1998 15,300 166,900 May 1999 15,700 172,300 May 2000 15,700 174,700 May 2001 16,600 179,600 May 2002 17,200 182,600 Notes:
1. Sickness related benefits are Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Income Support with a disability premium.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
Source:
DWP Information Centre Client Group Analysis, 5 per cent. statistical samples.
§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many(a) income support claimants and (b) incapacity benefit claimants there were in each year since 1997. [86677]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe information is in the tables.
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People claiming incapacity benefit Date Number May 1997 2,370,500 May 1998 2,316,900 May 1999 2,277,500 May 2000 2,263,200 May 2001 2,327,000 May 2002 2,365,700 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Figures are subject to a degree of sampling variation.
3. Figures include a number of people claiming for national insurance credit purposes only.
4. Figures include a small number of people resident overseas.
Source:
5. per cent. samples of the incapacity benefit computer system, which exclude a small number of cases held clerically.
People receiving income support Date Working age Non working age Total May 1997 2,425,500 1,532,600 3,958,100 May 1998 2,380,100 1,473,000 3,853,100 May 1999 2,377,700 1,436,700 3,814,400 May 2000 2,385,200 1,425,300 3,810,500 May 2001 2,401,800 1,526,100 3,927,900 May 2002 2,378,000 1,551,800 3,929,800 Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred
2. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation
3. Working age is defined as under 60 for women and under 65 for men
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiries.