§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the breakdown of incapacity benefit by region. [HL2702]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham):The information is in the table.
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Incapacity benefit (IB) beneficiaries as at November 2002 by government office region Thousands Government Office Region Number of IB beneficiaries England 1,172.1 North East 110.4 North West 250.5 Yorkshire & Humber 140.0 East Midlands 106.8 West Midlands 143.6 South West 97.4 Eastern 91.9 London 116.7 South East 114.8
Incapacity benefit (IB) beneficiaries as at November 2002 by government office region Thousands Government Office Region Number of IB beneficiaries Wales 137.5 Scotland 187.1 Overseas 9.1 All 1,505.8 Source:
The figures are based on a 5 per cent sample of the incapacity benefit computer system and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
Notes:
1.Figures are expressed in thousands, and rounded to the nearest hundred.
2.Figures exclude incapacity benefit credits only cases.