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Benefits

Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many under-35 year olds are on lower benefit rates. [218849]

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Mr. Pond: Lower rates of income-related benefits are paid to some of those under 25 years of age. Those over 25 years of age receive the standard rate. The available information is in the following table.
Claimants of income-related benefits aged under 25⁽³⁰⁾

Number

Jobseekers Allowance (whether or not also HB/CTB) 216,700

Income Support (whether or not also HB/CTB) 107,500

Housing Benefit (HB) only 10,000

Council Tax Benefit (CTB) only ⁽³¹⁾—

Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit 10,000

⁽³⁰⁾ Under-18 for lone parents, as lone parents aged 18 to 24 qualify for the full benefit rates. Couples on JSA where either the claimant or the partner is under 18 also receive a lower rate of benefit.
⁽³¹⁾ Signifies the data is negligible.
Notes:
1. Income support and jobseekers allowance figures are at August 2004; housing benefit and council tax benefit figures are at May 2003.
2. Income support and jobseekers allowance figures are rounded to the nearest hundred; housing benefit and council tax benefit figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 thousand.
3. Council tax benefit totals exclude any second adult rebate cases.
4. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases.
5. A very small number of housing benefit claimants, where both the claimant and partner are aged under-18, receive a lower rate of benefit. These are not included in the figures but the number is negligible.
Source:
Information Directorate, 5 per cent. Working Age Client Group sample and 1 per cent. Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit sample.

	Number
Jobseekers Allowance (whether or not also HB/CTB)	216,700
Income Support (whether or not also HB/CTB)	107,500
Housing Benefit (HB) only	10,000
Council Tax Benefit (CTB) only	⁽³¹⁾—
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit	10,000

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed (a) income support, (b) jobseekers allowance, distinguishing between contribution and income based jobseekers allowance and (c) national insurance credits only in (i)

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each parliamentary constituency in the north east and (ii) each electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in (A) August 1997 and (B) August 2004. [219057]

Mr. Pond: Information for electoral wards is not available prior to 1998; the information for 2004 has not yet been published. The parliamentary constituency information is in the tables.
Income support claimants by parliamentary constituency in the North East:

August 1997 and August 2004

Parliamentary constituency August 1997 August 2004

Berwick-upon-Tweed 4,100 2,000

Bishop Auckland 6,800 4,000

Blaydon 5,900 2,200

Blyth Valley 5,700 3,700

City of Durham 4,400 2,500

Darlington 6,700 4,100

Easington 7,800 5,200

Gateshead, East and Washington, West 8,100 4,200

Hartlepool 8,500 4,800

Hexham 2,800 1,300

Houghton and Washington, East 7,700 4,400

Jarrow 6,900 3,600

Middlesbrough 10,600 7,000

Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland 6,700 4,000

Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 7,700 4,100

Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend 9,300 5,500

Newcastle upon Tyne, North 6,800 3,800

North Durham 6,400 3,800

North Tyneside 8,300 4,700

North West Durham 6,900 3,100

Redcar 8,700 5,200

Sedgefield 6,600 3,800

South Shields 8,600 4,800

Stockton, North 7,200 5,000

Stockton, South 5,500 2,900

Sunderland, North 8,500 4,600

Sunderland, South 10,500 4,900

Tyne Bridge 12,400 6,900

Tynemouth 7,100 2,700

Wansbeck 5,400 2,700

Jobseeker's allowance claimants by parliamentary constituency in the North East and type of jobseeker's allowance

All claimants Contribution based only Contribution and income based Income-based only Nil benefit⁽³²⁾

August 1997

Berwick-upon-Tweed 1,400 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,000 ⁽³³⁾300

Bishop Auckland 2,700 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 2,000 ⁽³³⁾300

Blaydon 2,500 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,900 ⁽³³⁾300

Blyth Valley 2,800 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³³⁾100 2,000 ⁽³³⁾400

City of Durham 2,300 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,700 ⁽³³⁾300

Darlington 3,000 ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,200 ⁽³³⁾300

Easington 2,200 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³³⁾100 1,900 ⁽³³⁾100

Gateshead, East and Washington, West 2,600 ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³³⁾100 1,800 ⁽³³⁾400

Hartlepool 3,900 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 3,200 ⁽³³⁾300

Hexham 1,200 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 900 ⁽³³⁾200

Houghton and Washington, East 2,700 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 2,000 ⁽³³⁾300

Jarrow 3,000 ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,100 ⁽³³⁾400

Middlesbrough 5,500 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 4,900 ⁽³³⁾200

Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland 3,200 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 2,400 ⁽³³⁾400

Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 3,700 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 3,000 ⁽³³⁾400

Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend 3,900 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 3,300 ⁽³³⁾300

Newcastle upon Tyne, North 2,900 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 2,300 ⁽³³⁾300

North Durham 2,800 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,100 ⁽³³⁾400

North Tyneside 3,400 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,700 ⁽³³⁾400

North West Durham 3,100 ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,300 ⁽³³⁾500

Redcar 4,000 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 3,100 ⁽³³⁾500

Sedgefield 1,600 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,100 ⁽³³⁾200

South Shields 4,300 500 ⁽³³⁾100 3,300 ⁽³³⁾400

Stockton, North 4,700 500 ⁽³³⁾100 3,700 ⁽³³⁾400

Stockton, South 3,100 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,300 ⁽³³⁾400

Sunderland, North 3,400 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,600 ⁽³³⁾500

Sunderland, South 3,900 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³³⁾100 3,300 ⁽³³⁾300

Tyne Bridge 5,300 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 4,800 ⁽³³⁾200

Tynemouth 2,600 ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³³⁾100 1,700 ⁽³³⁾400

Wansbeck 2,300 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,900 ⁽³³⁾300

August 2004

Berwick-upon-Tweed 600 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³³⁾100

Bishop Auckland 700 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— 500 ⁽³³⁾100

Blaydon 900 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 700 ⁽³³⁾100

Blyth Valley 1,300 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,000 ⁽³⁴⁾—

City of Durham 1,300 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾200

Darlington 1,200 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 900 ⁽³³⁾100

Easington 1,000 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 600 ⁽³³⁾100

Gateshead, East and Washington, West 1,200 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾100

Hartlepool 1,900 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³³⁾100 1,400 ⁽³³⁾100

Hexham 800 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— ⁽³³⁾400 ⁽³³⁾200

Houghton and Washington, East 1,300 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾100

Jarrow 1,600 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,300 ⁽³³⁾100

Middlesbrough 3,000 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,400 ⁽³³⁾300

Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland 1,700 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,200 ⁽³³⁾300

Newcastle upon Tyne, Central 1,400 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,200 ⁽³³⁾100

Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend 2,000 ⁽³³⁾100 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,700 ⁽³³⁾100

Newcastle upon Tyne, North 900 ⁽³⁴⁾— ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾100

North Durham 1,100 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾100

North Tyneside 1,700 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,400 ⁽³³⁾100

North West Durham 800 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 600 ⁽³⁴⁾—

Redcar 1,900 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³³⁾100 1,400 ⁽³³⁾200

Sedgefield 1,200 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 800 ⁽³³⁾200

South Shields 2,500 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,900 ⁽³³⁾200

Stockton, North 2,000 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,700 ⁽³³⁾100

Stockton, South 1,700 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,300 ⁽³³⁾100

Sunderland, North 1,800 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,400 ⁽³³⁾100

Sunderland, South 1,700 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,400 ⁽³³⁾200

Tyne Bridge 2,600 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 2,300 ⁽³³⁾100

Tynemouth 1,100 ⁽³³⁾200 ⁽³⁴⁾— 700 ⁽³³⁾200

Wansbeck 1,600 ⁽³³⁾300 ⁽³⁴⁾— 1,100 ⁽³³⁾100

⁽³²⁾ Nil benefit claimants are those claimants receiving National Insurance Credits
⁽³³⁾ Figures are subject to a high degree of sampling variation and should be treated as a rough guide to the situation only.
⁽³⁴⁾ denotes nil or negligible.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
Source:
Information Directorate, 5 per samples

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August 1997 and August 2004
Parliamentary constituency	August 1997	August 2004
Berwick-upon-Tweed	4,100	2,000
Bishop Auckland	6,800	4,000
Blaydon	5,900	2,200
Blyth Valley	5,700	3,700
City of Durham	4,400	2,500
Darlington	6,700	4,100
Easington	7,800	5,200
Gateshead, East and Washington, West	8,100	4,200
Hartlepool	8,500	4,800
Hexham	2,800	1,300
Houghton and Washington, East	7,700	4,400
Jarrow	6,900	3,600
Middlesbrough	10,600	7,000
Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland	6,700	4,000
Newcastle upon Tyne, Central	7,700	4,100
Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend	9,300	5,500
Newcastle upon Tyne, North	6,800	3,800
North Durham	6,400	3,800
North Tyneside	8,300	4,700
North West Durham	6,900	3,100
Redcar	8,700	5,200
Sedgefield	6,600	3,800
South Shields	8,600	4,800
Stockton, North	7,200	5,000
Stockton, South	5,500	2,900
Sunderland, North	8,500	4,600
Sunderland, South	10,500	4,900
Tyne Bridge	12,400	6,900
Tynemouth	7,100	2,700
Wansbeck	5,400	2,700

	All claimants	Contribution based only	Contribution and income based	Income-based only	Nil benefit⁽³²⁾
August 1997
Berwick-upon-Tweed	1,400	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,000	⁽³³⁾300
Bishop Auckland	2,700	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	2,000	⁽³³⁾300
Blaydon	2,500	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,900	⁽³³⁾300
Blyth Valley	2,800	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³³⁾100	2,000	⁽³³⁾400
City of Durham	2,300	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,700	⁽³³⁾300
Darlington	3,000	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,200	⁽³³⁾300
Easington	2,200	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³³⁾100	1,900	⁽³³⁾100
Gateshead, East and Washington, West	2,600	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³³⁾100	1,800	⁽³³⁾400
Hartlepool	3,900	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	3,200	⁽³³⁾300
Hexham	1,200	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	900	⁽³³⁾200
Houghton and Washington, East	2,700	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	2,000	⁽³³⁾300
Jarrow	3,000	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,100	⁽³³⁾400
Middlesbrough	5,500	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	4,900	⁽³³⁾200
Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland	3,200	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	2,400	⁽³³⁾400
Newcastle upon Tyne, Central	3,700	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	3,000	⁽³³⁾400
Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend	3,900	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	3,300	⁽³³⁾300
Newcastle upon Tyne, North	2,900	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	2,300	⁽³³⁾300
North Durham	2,800	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,100	⁽³³⁾400
North Tyneside	3,400	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,700	⁽³³⁾400
North West Durham	3,100	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,300	⁽³³⁾500
Redcar	4,000	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	3,100	⁽³³⁾500
Sedgefield	1,600	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,100	⁽³³⁾200
South Shields	4,300	500	⁽³³⁾100	3,300	⁽³³⁾400
Stockton, North	4,700	500	⁽³³⁾100	3,700	⁽³³⁾400
Stockton, South	3,100	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,300	⁽³³⁾400
Sunderland, North	3,400	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,600	⁽³³⁾500
Sunderland, South	3,900	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³³⁾100	3,300	⁽³³⁾300
Tyne Bridge	5,300	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	4,800	⁽³³⁾200
Tynemouth	2,600	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³³⁾100	1,700	⁽³³⁾400
Wansbeck	2,300	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,900	⁽³³⁾300

August 2004
Berwick-upon-Tweed	600	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³³⁾100
Bishop Auckland	700	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	500	⁽³³⁾100
Blaydon	900	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	700	⁽³³⁾100
Blyth Valley	1,300	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,000	⁽³⁴⁾—
City of Durham	1,300	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾200
Darlington	1,200	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	900	⁽³³⁾100
Easington	1,000	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	600	⁽³³⁾100
Gateshead, East and Washington, West	1,200	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾100
Hartlepool	1,900	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³³⁾100	1,400	⁽³³⁾100
Hexham	800	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	⁽³³⁾400	⁽³³⁾200
Houghton and Washington, East	1,300	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾100
Jarrow	1,600	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,300	⁽³³⁾100
Middlesbrough	3,000	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,400	⁽³³⁾300
Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland	1,700	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,200	⁽³³⁾300
Newcastle upon Tyne, Central	1,400	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,200	⁽³³⁾100
Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend	2,000	⁽³³⁾100	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,700	⁽³³⁾100
Newcastle upon Tyne, North	900	⁽³⁴⁾—	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾100
North Durham	1,100	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾100
North Tyneside	1,700	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,400	⁽³³⁾100
North West Durham	800	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	600	⁽³⁴⁾—
Redcar	1,900	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³³⁾100	1,400	⁽³³⁾200
Sedgefield	1,200	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	800	⁽³³⁾200
South Shields	2,500	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,900	⁽³³⁾200
Stockton, North	2,000	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,700	⁽³³⁾100
Stockton, South	1,700	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,300	⁽³³⁾100
Sunderland, North	1,800	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,400	⁽³³⁾100
Sunderland, South	1,700	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,400	⁽³³⁾200
Tyne Bridge	2,600	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	2,300	⁽³³⁾100
Tynemouth	1,100	⁽³³⁾200	⁽³⁴⁾—	700	⁽³³⁾200
Wansbeck	1,600	⁽³³⁾300	⁽³⁴⁾—	1,100	⁽³³⁾100

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