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Social Security Benefits
Mr. Byers:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people aged (a) 25 to 34 and (b) under 25 were in receipt of (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) jobseekers allowance, (iii) lone parent benefit, (iv) carers’ allowance and (v) any other out of work benefit in (A) each English region, (B) Wales, (C) Scotland and (D) Northern Ireland in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what percentage this represented of the population of each area. [179142]
Mrs. McGuire
[holding answer 15 January 2008]: The available information is in the following tables. Information for Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
| Benefit claimants under 25 years of age by country and English regions: May 2007 |
| | All cases | Jobseekers | Incapacity benefits | Lone parent | Carer | Others |
|
All GB
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
627,070
|
243,700
|
165,740
|
166,050
|
16,000
|
35,590
|
|
Percentage of population
|
9.0
|
3.5
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
0.2
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
North East
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
38,860
|
15,780
|
10,260
|
10,220
|
910
|
1,700
|
|
Percentage of population
|
12.1
|
4.9
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
North West
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
88,670
|
34,530
|
23,720
|
23,370
|
2,590
|
4,470
|
|
Percentage of population
|
10.4
|
4.1
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Yorkshire and Humberside
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
61,960
|
25,380
|
14,720
|
16,630
|
1,820
|
3,420
|
|
Percentage of population
|
9.2
|
3.8
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
East Midlands
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
43,200
|
17,750
|
10,680
|
11,390
|
1,080
|
2,300
|
|
Percentage of population
|
8.1
|
3.3
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
| | | | | | | |
|
West Midlands
| | | | | | |
|
Caseload
|
68,020
|
29,960
|
15,630
|
17,650
|
1,740
|
3,050
|
|
Percentage of population
|
10.5
|
4.6
|
2.4
|
2.7
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
East of England
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
44,160
|
16,980
|
11,890
|
11,720
|
940
|
2,620
|
|
Percentage of population
|
7.2
|
2.8
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
| | | | | | | |
|
London
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
87,460
|
35,540
|
17,900
|
24,160
|
2,090
|
7,770
|
|
Percentage of population
|
9.8
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
0.2
|
0.9
|
| | | | | | | |
|
South East
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
57,250
|
19,050
|
16,870
|
16,730
|
1,230
|
3,380
|
|
Percentage of population
|
6.2
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
| | | | | | | |
|
South West
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
39,440
|
11,910
|
13,930
|
10,190n
|
870
|
2,550
|
|
Percentage of population
|
6.8
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
1.8
|
0.1
|
0.4
|
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| | | | | | | |
|
Wales
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
38,060
|
13,750
|
11,620
|
9,810
|
1,100
|
1,780
|
|
Percentage of population
|
10.6
|
3.8
|
3.2
|
2.7
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Scotland
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
59,450
|
23,060
|
18,440
|
14,140
|
1,560
|
2,240
|
|
Percentage of population
|
9.9
|
3.8
|
3.1
|
2.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Living abroad or unknown
| | | | | | |
|
Case load
|
540
|
20
|
90
|
30
|
80
|
330
|
|
Percentage of population
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
