Benefit Claimants

Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 4 April 2005.

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Photo of Mr Parmjit Gill Mr Parmjit Gill Liberal Democrat, Leicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed (a) incapacity benefit and (b) disability allowance in Leicester, South in each year since 1997.

Photo of Maria Eagle Maria Eagle The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The information is in the tables.

Incapacity benefit (IB) and severe disablement allowance (SDA) claimants in the Leicester South parliamentary constituency, at the dates shown -- Number
As at November IB/SDA IB SDA
1997 4,900 4,300 600
1998 4,700 4,200 600
1999 4,700 4,200 600
2000 4,900 4,400 500
2001 5,400 4,800 500
2002 5,500 5,000 (59)500
2003 5,300 4,900 MOO
2004 5,000 4,600 (59)500

(59)Are based on very few sample cases and are subject to a high degree of sampling variation.

Notes:

1.Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

2.'Claimant' figures include all incapacity benefit, severe disability allowance and credits only cases.

Source:

Information Directorate, 5 percent. Samples.

Disability living allowance claimants in the Leicester South parliamentary constituency, at the dates shown
As at November Number
1997 3,500
1998 3,700
1999 3,700
2000 3,900
2001 4,000
2002 4,000
2003 4,300
2004 4,400

Notes:

1.Numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

2.Only disability living Allowance cases in payment are included.

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.

Source:

Information Directorate, 5 percent. Samples.

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