§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the benefits for which he is able to provide regional and national breakdowns of number of recipients. [89076]
§ Angela EagleThe benefits for which a regional and national breakdown of the numbers of recipients can be provided are as follows. These are included in the annual Social Security Statistics publication.
- Incapacity Benefit (IB)
- Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA)
- Maternity Allowance (MA)
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB)
- Reduced Earnings Allowance/Retirement Allowance (REA/RA)
- Attendance Allowance (AA)
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Income Support (IS)
- Family Credit (FC)
- Disability Working Allowance (DWA)
- Jobseeker's Allowance (Income Based) (JSA (IB))
- Jobseeker's Allowance (Contribution Based) (JSA(CB))
- Housing Benefit (HB)
- Council Tax Benefit (CTB)
- Child Support Allowance (CSA).
A regional breakdown cannot be provided for the following benefits, but can be supplied at a national level.
- Retirement Pension (RP)
- Widows Benefit (WB).