Incapacity Benefit

Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 28 June 2005.

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Photo of Frank Field Frank Field Labour, Birkenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of claimant off-flows from jobseeker's allowance were due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit for each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK, (b) England and Wales and (c) Birkenhead.

Photo of Anne McGuire Anne McGuire The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Information is not available prior to 1998; the available information is in the table.

Jobseekers allowance (JSA) off-flows due to the claimant claiming incapacity benefit (IB), May 1998 to May 2005:United Kingdom, England, Wales and Birkenheadparliamentary constituency
United Kingdom England
JSA off-flow

to IB

Percentage of total JSA off-flow JSA off-flow

to IB

Percentage of total JSA off-flow
May 1998 12,235 4.2 9,375 4.0
May 1999 15,410 4.8 11,580 4.5
May 2000 9,805 4.1 7,305 3.9
May 2001 9,345 4.4 6,970 4.2
May 2002 9,615 4.2 7,220 4.0
May 2003 7,870 4.0 5,975 3.8
May 2004 9,465 3.8 7,240 3.6
May 2005 7,560 4.0 5,725 3.7
Wales Birkenhead parliamentary

constituency

JSA off-flow

to IB

Percentage of total JSA off-flow JSA off-flow

to IB

Percentage of total JSA off-flow
May 1998 870 5.4 30 4.6
May 1999 1,070 5.8 45 5.7
May 2000 675 5.0 25 4.1
May 2001 655 5.3 30 5.7
May 2002 625 5.1 35 6.0
May 2003 530 5.0 15 3.3
May 2004 600 4.5 25 4.4
May 2005 525 5.2 20 3.8

Notes:

1.Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.

2.Percentages have been given to 1 decimal place.

3.Figures do not include a small number of clerical cases.

4.There a small number of claimants who flow off JSA with an unknown destination recorded—it is possible that some of these claimants may have also flowed from JSA to IB. Therefore the above figures may be a slight undercount.

Source:

Count of unemployment-related benefits, jobcentre plus computer systems.

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