§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was paid in(a) disability living allowance, (b) unemployment benefit and (c) incapacity benefit in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [138992]
§ Mr. Spellar:The most recent figures available are attached in the following table:
Benefit Expenditure from October 2002-September 2003 (£000) Disability living allowance 493,526 Jobseekers allowance—income based 89,249 Jobseekers allowance—contributory based 14,719 Incapacity benefit 319,061 Total 916,555 Note: Unemployment benefit has now been replaced by jobseekers allowance, both income-based and contributory-based.