HC Deb 10 January 1995 vol 252 c57W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list(a) the numbers of claimants of the

Sick and Unemployed Benefit claimants and numbers in employment (Numbers in thousands, rounded to nearest thousand)
Benefit 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Invalidity Benefit1 1,047 1,126 1,209 1,317 1,455 1,606 1,705
Sickness Benefit1 228 266 309 421 473 535 578
Severe Disablement Allowance1 263 275 285 274 289 298 304
Disability Working Allowance2 3 4
Totals 1,538 1,667 1,803 2,012 2,217 2,442 2,591
Unemployed claimants3 2,182 1,682 1,519 2,201 2,627 2,812 2,545
Work force in employment3 25,529 26,317 26,528 25,613 25,023 24,605 24,619
1 From 1988 to 1990 information based on 1 per cent, sample of claimants on 2.4.88, 1.4.89 and 31.3.90
From 1991 to 1994 information based on 100 per cent, clerical count on the last day of June, and is subject to revision
2 Information from 100 per cent, count in May.
3 Information is for Great Britain on last day of June, seasonally adjusted.

Unemployed claimants are those claiming income support, unemployment benefit and/or national insurance credits who say they satisfy the conditions for receipt of benefits as unemployed people.

Work force in employment comprises employees in employment, self-employed HM forces and participants on work-related government training programmes.