HC Deb 27 May 2004 vol 421 c1798W
Mr. Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of people in Great Britain are in receipt of disability living allowance. [175865]

Maria Eagle

The response to the question is set out in the following table.

DLA Recipients by Government Office Region against population as at 30 November 2003.

All

(Thousand)

 Percentage

of the

population
All 2,558.2 4.4
North East 156.5 6.2
North West 405.7 6.0
Yorkshire and Number 249.7 5.0
East Midlands 184.2 4.4
West Midlands 245.6 4.6
East 180.1 3.3
London 249.3 3.4
South East 222.5 2.8
South West 173.1 3.5
Wales 207.9 7.1
Scotland 283.6 5.6
Notes:
1. Figures taken from a five per cent sample at 30 November 2003.
2. Figures are in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. From November 2002, the methodology for producing these figures was changed to allow statistics to be published much sooner. This has resulted in a small increase in the reported caseload. This is because some cases which have actually terminated but have not yet been updated on the computer system are now included.
4. Population figures are from the Office for National Statistics and the General Registrar of Scotland at mid 2002.
Source:
IAD Information Centre.