§ Mr. Tony ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Northampton, South constituency have been in receipt of(a) income 150W support, (b) disability living allowance, (c) incapacity benefit, (d) unemployment benefit and (e) housing benefit in each of the last 10 years. [11288]
§ Malcolm WicksInformation is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
Benefit recipients in the Northampton South constituency Year (a) Income support (b) Disability living allowance (c) Incapacity benefit (d) Jobseeker's allowance 1997 5,300 2,700 2,100 2,200 1998 5,400 2,700 1,900 1,600 1999 5,400 2,900 1,900 1,600 2000 5,700 3,200 1,800 1,200 2001 5,900 3,400 1,800 1,300 Notes:
1. Data prior to 1997 are not available at constituency level.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. With the exception of disability living allowance, figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are subject to a degree of sampling error.
4. Figures for income support include pensioners, including those in receipt of the minimum income guarantee since its introduction in April 1999.
5. Figures for incapacity benefit exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
6. Figures for incapacity benefit and jobseeker's allowance are for benefit recipients and exclude those receiving national insurance credits only.
7. Unemployment benefit was replaced by jobseeker's allowance from October 1996.
Source:
(a) Income support Quarterly Statistical Inquires May 1997 to May 2001.
(b) Disability living allowance annual 100 per cent. count in May of each year.
(c) Incapacity benefit Quarterly Statistical Inquires May 1997 to May 2001.
(d) Jobseeker's allowance Quarterly Statistical Inquires May 1997 to May 2001.
Housing benefit recipients in Northampton borough council area Year Housing benefit recipients 1992 13,500 1993 13,700 1994 13,900 1995 14,000 1996 14,100 1997 13,400 1998 12,800 1999 12,500 2000 11,100 2001 10,400 Notes:
1. The data refer to households, which may be a family, a single person or a couple.
2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. Housing benefit information is not collected by parliamentary constituency.
Source:
Housing Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. count in May of each year.