Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many persons in each parliamentary constituency area in receipt of disability living allowance; [15322]
303W(2) how many persons in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) district council area are in receipt of severe disablement allowance; [15326]
(3) how many persons in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) district council area are in receipt of incapacity benefit; [15330]
(4) how many persons in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) district council area are in receipt of industrial injuries disablement benefit; [15328]
(5) how many persons in each district council area are in receipt of disability living allowance; [15323]
(6) how many persons in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) district council area have received social fund maternity payments in each of the last three years; [15327]
(7) how many persons in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) district council area are in receipt of one-parent benefit. [15329]
§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject has been delegated to the Social Security Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Alec Wylie. I have asked him to arrange for a response to be given.
Letter from Alec Wylie to Mr. John Taylor, dated 13 February 1997:
I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the number of people in receipt of various benefits in each district council area and parliamentary constituency.I have attached tables showing the number of people in receipt of Severe Disablement Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Disability Living Allowance in each constituency and district council area. Unfortunately, information on Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, One Parent Benefit and Social Fund Maternity Payments is not held in the format requested.I hope this explains the position for you but I would be happy to provide any further information you require.304W
Number of people in receipt of various social security benefits by constituency Constituency Severe Disablement Allowance (August 1996) Incapacity Benefit1(August 1996) Disability Living Allowance (August 1996) Strangford 652 4,508 4,080 Belfast East 547 3,703 4,213 North Down 646 3,778 3,721 South Down 1,061 6,228 5,980 Lagan Valley 702 4,841 6,063 South Antrim 1,054 4,630 5,025 North Antrim 795 4,731 4,002 East Antrim 677 4,756 4,670 East Londonderry 979 5,399 4,992 Mid-Ulster 1,091 6,910 7,195 Newry and Armagh 1,130 6,352 6,596 Upper Bann 821 6,760 7,256 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 936 4,676 5,327 Foyle 1,243 8,179 10,157 Belfast South 482 3,412 3,822 Belfast West 860 6,350 10,397 Belfast North 745 5,893 7,436 Unknown2 624 3,070 3,515 1 Includes customers in receipt of credits only. 2 Benefit recipients which cannot be assigned to a particular constituency.
Number of people of various social security benefits by district council area District council Severe disablement allowance (August 1996) Incapacity Benefit1(August 1996) Disability living allowance (August 1996) Ards 438 3,256 2,907 Belfast 2,568 18,911 25,363 Castlereagh 439 2,982 3,042 Down 543 3,059 3,293 Lisburn 685 4,634 5,901 North Down 504 2,702 2,598 Antrim 719 2,232 2,732 Ballymena 412 2,710 2,174 Ballymoney 227 1,274 1,136 Carrickfergus 261 1,700 1,657 Coleraine 403 2,166 1,963 Cookstown 286 2,341 2,248 Larne 231 1,514 1,321 Magherafelt 365 2,223 1,811 Moyle 156 747 703 Newtownabbey 520 3,940 4,037 Armagh 593 3,010 3,028 Banbridge 264 2,083 1,806 Craigavon 673 5,467 6,088 Dungannon 446 2,754 3,353 Newry and Mourne 939 5,721 5,703 Derry 1,045 6,779 8,438 Fermanagh 490 1,922 1,985 Limavady 269 1,459 1,564 Omagh 501 2,810 3,049 Strabane 444 2,710 3,313 Unknown2 624 3,070 3,547 1 Includes customers in receipt of credits only. 2 Benefit recipients which cannot be assigned to a particular district council area.