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Number of attendance allowanceallowances in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years |
| AA claimants as at February each year |
District council | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Northern Ireland
|
64,766
|
65,211
|
63,545
|
Unallocated
|
735
|
798
|
699
|
Antrim
|
1,258
|
1,315
|
1,310
|
Ards
|
2,766
|
2,787
|
2,753
|
Armagh
|
2,164
|
2,162
|
2,149
|
Ballymena
|
2,047
|
2,117
|
2,073
|
Ballymoney
|
1,047
|
1,074
|
1,064
|
Banbridge
|
1,562
|
1,578
|
1,592
|
Belfast
|
12,345
|
12,085
|
11,540
|
Carrickfergus
|
1,250
|
1,280
|
1,290
|
Castlereagh
|
2,520
|
2,575
|
2,527
|
Coleraine
|
2,105
|
2,152
|
2,116
|
Cookstown
|
1,391
|
1,394
|
1,359
|
Craigavon
|
3,030
|
3,025
|
2,934
|
Derry
|
2,870
|
2,857
|
2,750
|
Down
|
2,345
|
2,422
|
2,393
|
Dungannon
|
2,066
|
2,070
|
1,996
|
Fermanagh
|
2,594
|
2,605
|
2,561
|
Larne
|
1,108
|
1,150
|
1,122
|
Limavady
|
1,069
|
1,096
|
1,040
|
Lisburn
|
3,373
|
3,437
|
3,402
|
Magherafelt
|
1,564
|
1,537
|
1,520
|
Moyle
|
673
|
728
|
715
|
Newry and Mourne
|
3,569
|
3,549
|
3,432
|
Newtownabbey
|
2,825
|
2,854
|
2,812
|
North Down
|
3,057
|
3,142
|
3,097
|
Omagh
|
1,926
|
1,929
|
1,857
|
Strabane
|
1,507
|
1,493
|
1,442
|
Number of incapacity benefit claimants in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years |
| IB claimants as at February each year |
District council | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Northern Ireland
|
110,970
|
112,238
|
112,996
|
Unallocated
|
1,188
|
1,622
|
1,336
|
Antrim
|
2,481
|
2,502
|
2,521
|
Ards
|
3,793
|
3,878
|
3,922
|
Armagh
|
3,517
|
3,551
|
3,592
|
Ballymena
|
3,177
|
3,180
|
3,153
|
Ballymoney
|
1,734
|
1,812
|
1,827
|
Banbridge
|
2,502
|
2,601
|
2,701
|
Belfast
|
21,597
|
21,913
|
22,497
|
Carrickfergus
|
1,902
|
1,940
|
1,956
|
Castlereagh
|
3,042
|
3,094
|
3,048
|
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Coleraine
|
2,958
|
3,053
|
3,161
|
Cookstown
|
2,712
|
2,608
|
2,529
|
Craigavon
|
6,023
|
6,102
|
6,128
|
Derry
|
9,850
|
9,797
|
9,721
|
Down
|
3,799
|
3,851
|
3,895
|
Dungannon
|
3,578
|
3,439
|
3,529
|
Fermanagh
|
3,129
|
3,160
|
3,223
|
Larne
|
1,734
|
1,721
|
1,760
|
Limavady
|
2,201
|
2,253
|
2,243
|
Lisburn
|
5,659
|
5,736
|
5,777
|
Magherafelt
|
2,486
|
2,388
|
2,333
|
Moyle
|
1,039
|
1,090
|
1,074
|
Newry and Mourne
|
6,486
|
6,481
|
6,575
|
Newtownabbey
|
4,243
|
4,270
|
4,253
|
North Down
|
2,876
|
2,924
|
2,988
|
Omagh
|
3,688
|
3,678
|
3,739
|
Strabane
|
3,576
|
3,594
|
3,515
|
Number of income support claimants in each of the 26 district council areas in each of the last three years |
| IS claimants as at February each year |
District council | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
Northern Ireland
|
101,180
|
102,140
|
100,720
|
Unallocated
|
700
|
1,060
|
620
|
Antrim
|
2,000
|
2,120
|
2,000
|
Ards
|
2,480
|
2,280
|
2,240
|
Armagh
|
2,100
|
2,160
|
2,200
|
Ballymena
|
2,080
|
1,980
|
2,240
|
Ballymoney
|
1,260
|
1,260
|
1,200
|
Banbridge
|
1,440
|
1,420
|
1,460
|
Belfast
|
26,440
|
26,720
|
26,140
|
Carrickfergus
|
1,580
|
1,520
|
1,540
|
Castlereagh
|
1,760
|
2,020
|
2,020
|
Coleraine
|
2,560
|
2,440
|
2,680
|
Cookstown
|
2,100
|
2,080
|
2,000
|
Craigavon
|
4,860
|
4,900
|
5,000
|
Derry
|
10,660
|
10,660
|
10,360
|
Down
|
2,820
|
2,960
|
3,040
|
Dungannon
|
3,840
|
3,760
|
3,360
|
Fermanagh
|
3,100
|
2,960
|
2,800
|
Larne
|
1,260
|
1,360
|
1,300
|
Limavady
|
2,160
|
2,240
|
2,000
|
Lisburn
|
5,060
|
5,460
|
5,460
|
Magherafelt
|
1,680
|
1,540
|
1,500
|
Moyle
|
840
|
840
|
880
|
Newry and Mourne
|
6,660
|
6,680
|
6,680
|
Newtownabbey
|
3,360
|
3,140
|
3,160
|
North Down
|
2,140
|
2,340
|
2,340
|
Omagh
|
3,080
|
2,960
|
2,860
|
Strabane
|
3,160
|
3,280
|
3,500
|