§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were claiming key benefits in(a) the Edinburgh, West constituency and (b) the City of Edinburgh local authority area in each year since 1995. [166671]
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§ Mr. PondThe information is in the following tables.
Number of claimants of key benefits in Edinburgh West parliamentary constituency by client group
Thousand As at November Working Age Over State Pension Age 1995 6.3 NA 1996 6.0 NA 1997 5.5 NA 1998 5.1 NA 1999 5.3 15.4 2000 4.9 15.7 2001 4.9 15.8 2002 4.6 16.0 2003 5.0 15.8
Number of claimants of key benefits in City of Edinburgh local authority by client group
Thousand As at November Working Age Over State Pension age 1995 47.7 NA 1996 45.9 NA 1997 41.9 NA 1998 41.4 NA 1999 40.4 76.9 2000 38.9 76.2 2001 37.5 76.3 2002 37.2 75.8 2003 37.9 75.7 Notes: 1. Figures are taken from a five per cent sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling variation. 2. Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred. 3. Working Age Key Benefits are Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Benefit and Disability Living Allowance. 4. Pension Age Key Benefits are State Pension, Incapacity Benefit, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) /Pension Credit and Severe Disablement Allowance. 5. Pension Credit replaced MIG from 6 October 2003. 6. Parliamentary constituencies and local authorities have been allocated using the relevant ONS postcode directory. 7. Parliamentary constituency and local authority breakdowns were not available prior to Nov 1999 for claimants over State Pension age. Source: IAD Information Centre.
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DLA by rate in the Newcastle upon Tyne, Central parliamentary constituency Thousand All Children Working age Pensioners All 4.1 10.4 2.1 1.1 Higher Rate Care and Higher Mobility 0.6 — 10.4 10.2 Higher Rate Care Lower Rate Mobility 10.3 10.1 10.2 — Higher Rate Care only 10.1 10.1 — — Middle Rate Care and Higher Rate Mobility 0.6 — 10.3 10.2 Middle Rate Care and Lower Rate Mobility 10.5 10.1 10.4 — Middle Rate Care only 10.2 10.1 10.1 — Lower Rate Care and Higher Rate Mobility 0.8 — 10.4 10.3 Lower Rate Care and Lower Rate Mobility 10.1 — 10.1 — Lower Rate Care only 10.4 10.1 10.2 10.1 Higher Rate Mobility 10.5 — 10.3 10.2 Lower Rate Mobility 10.2 — 10.2 —