§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people received(a) tax credits and (b) means-tested benefits in the Buckingham constituency in each year since April 1997. [17848]
§ Dawn PrimaroloFor figures back to 1998 I refer the hon. Member to the earlier reply by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 19 November 2001,Official Report, column 153W. I understand from the Department for Work and Pensions that the equivalent figures for Buckingham for May 1997 were:
Recipients of (a) tax credits and (b) certain income related benefits in the Buckingham constituency May 1997 Number Income support 2,100 Jobseeker's allowance (income based) 1400 Family credit 1300 Disability working allowance 10 Total 2,800 1 Sampling error is particularly high for these figures, and they should be treated as a rough guide only Notes:
1. Apart from DWA, the figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample. They are subject to sampling error and therefore shown to the nearest hundred
2. Recipients of FC or DWA who also receive IS or JSA are included only in the income support and jobseeker's allowance figures. This eliminates double counting in the total
3. DWA figures are for April
Sources:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1997
Jobseeker's Allowance Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1997 Family Credit Quarterly Statistical Enquiry May 1997
Disability Working Allowance Quarterly Statistical Enquiry April 1997
There were 6,340 recipients of housing benefit and 7,470 recipients of council tax benefit in the Aylesbury Vale district council area at May 1997.