§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were in receipt of state benefits in Northern Ireland at 1 February, broken down by benefit. [156941]
§ Mr. SpellarThe information requested for 1 February 2004 is not available. The most up to date information is shown in the following table.
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Benefit statistics Benefit type Date Number of recipients
Income Support August 2003 181,580 Job Seeker's Allowance August 2003 33.795 Incapacity Benefit August 2003 72,208 Attendance Allowance November 2003 65,404 Disability Living Allowance November 2003 155.295 Carers Allowance November 2003 38,967 Carers Allowance November 2003 38,967 Housing Benefit August 2003 126,814 Retirement Pension March 2003 248.564 Widow's Benefit March 2003 6,003 Bereavement Benefit March 2003 1,350