Social Security Benefits
Work and Pensions
Written answers and statements, 11 November 2009
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) income support and (c) incapacity benefit in (i) England and (ii) North East Cambridgeshire in each of the last 15 years; and if she will make a statement.
Helen Goodman (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions; Bishop Auckland, Labour)
holding answer
The available information is in the following tables.
| Jobseeker's allowance claimants | ||
| England | North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency | |
| July | ||
| 1997 | 1,276,655 | 2,077 |
| 1998 | 1,089,472 | 1,726 |
| 1999 | 1,007,767 | 1,636 |
| 2000 | 866,005 | 1,173 |
| 2001 | 762,269 | 1,002 |
| 2002 | 764,590 | 1,079 |
| 2003 | 760,488 | 1,032 |
| 2004 | 677,096 | 1,056 |
| 2005 | 711,788 | 1,314 |
| 2006 | 796,354 | 1,343 |
| 2007 | 713,363 | 1,270 |
| 2008 | 722,897 | 1,410 |
| 2009 | 1,311,098 | 2,575 |
| Notes: 1. Data is un-rounded. 2. Data is published at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk 3. Jobseeker’s allowance was introduced from October 1996. Source: 100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus Computer Systems. | ||
| Incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance claimants | ||
| England | North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency | |
| February | ||
| 1996 | 2,226,700 | 3,600 |
| 1997 | 2,228,100 | 3,700 |
| 1998 | 2,214,600 | 3,600 |
| 1999 | 2,168,700 | 3,500 |
| 2000 | 2,156,060 | 3,850 |
| 2001 | 2,214,930 | 4,020 |
| 2002 | 2,217,260 | 4,080 |
| 2003 | 2,247,980 | 4,230 |
| 2004 | 2,256,210 | 4,340 |
| 2005 | 2,246,460 | 4,450 |
| 2006 | 2,209,710 | 4,600 |
| 2007 | 2,180,870 | 4,670 |
| 2008 | 2,151,910 | 4,700 |
| 2009 | 2,002,400 | 4,490 |
| Notes: 1. Incapacity benefit replaced sickness benefit and invalidity benefit from April 1995. 2. Figures for February 1996 to February 1999 are based on 5 per cent. data and have been uprated in line with 100 per cent. WPLS totals. 3. Data for 1996 to 1999 have been rounded to the nearest 100. 4. February 2000 to February 2009 are based on 100 per cent. WPLS data. 5. Data for 2000 to 2009 have been rounded to the nearest 10. 6. This data does not include claimants of employment and support allowance introduced from October 2008. 7. Data from 2000 is published at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk 8. Includes incapacity benefit credits only cases. Source: DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. sample data. DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS. | ||
| Income support claimants | ||
| England | North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency | |
| February | ||
| 1997 | 1,887,500 | 2,900 |
| 1998 | 1,868,500 | 2,800 |
| 1999 | 1,845,500 | 2,800 |
| 2000 | 1,877,790 | 3,010 |
| 2001 | 1,890,930 | 3,090 |
| 2002 | 1,876,410 | 3,140 |
| 2003 | 1,854,670 | 3,090 |
| 2004 | 1,848,290 | 3,080 |
| 2005 | 1,798,210 | 3,080 |
| 2006 | 1,775,950 | 3,140 |
| 2007 | 1,780,320 | 3,330 |
| 2008 | 1,760,260 | 3,340 |
| 2009 | 1,713,480 | 3,340 |
| Notes: 1. From October 1996 jobseeker’s allowance replaced income support for unemployed people, therefore for consistency income support figures prior to this date have not been included. 2. Figures for February 1997 to February 1999 are based on 5 per cent. data and have been uprated in line with 100 per cent. WPLS totals. 3. Data for 1997 to 1999 have been rounded to the nearest 100. 4. February 2000 to February 2009 are based on 100 per cent. WPLS data. 5. Data for 2000 to 2009 have been rounded to the nearest 10. 6. Due to the introduction of pension credit in October 2003, it is standard practice to exclude minimum income guarantee claimants in all figures produced. 7. Data from 2000 is published at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk Source: DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. sample data. DWP Information Directorate 100 per cent. WPLS. | ||