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2007-08 2008-09

 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Edinburgh

2,730

3,030

2,891

2,559

n/a

n/a

—

—

Newcastle

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

—

—

Leeds

4,774

4,054

4,152

3,973

3,418

3,576

—

—

Manchester

4,109

3,285

3,864

3,109

2,968

2,774

—

—

Bootle

4,589

4,757

3,713

3,249

3,748

3,702

—

—

Midlands

2,730

3,030

2,891

2,559

7,158

7,825

—

—

Bristol

6,145

4,917

4,640

3,372

3,444

3,522

—

—

Wales

4,339

3,814

3,662

2,788

3,483

3,662

—

—

Wembley

12,533

10,497

10,802

7,081

7,358

8,254

—

—

Sutton

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

—

—

Glasgow

3,287

3,387

3,124

2,676

2,730

2,962

—

—

DCPU 5 NCU

6,130

6,983

6,961

4,974

6,579

7,464

—

—

Bootle NE

1,740

1,831

1,608

1,430

1,576

1,355

—

—

Wales NE

1,521

1,399

1,178

997

1,250

1,340

—

—

DCPU 1 NCU

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,030

1,203

—

—

National

62,384

57,735

55,768

44,139

45,084

47,648

—

—

n/a = Not applicable (see following note).
Note:
When Sutton DBC closed, the DLA new claims work was transferred to DCPU 5 New Claims Unit. When Newcastle DBC closed, the DLA new claims work was transferred to the Bootle and Wales offices (Bootle North East and Wales North East). When Edinburgh DBC closed, the DLA new claims work was transferred to DCPU 1 New Claims Unit.
Source:
RDA 80123 monthly report.

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households with at least one person of working age which received benefits of all kinds in excess of (a) £100,000, (b) £75,000, (c) £50,000, (d) £30,000 and (e) £20,000 in the most recent year for which figures are available. [236865]

Mr. McNulty: It is estimated that the number of households with at least one person of working age which reported receiving benefits in excess of £20,000 per annum is 140,000. This represents 1 per cent. of all households with at least one person of working age.

The benefits being received by these households will, in the majority of cases, include disability related benefits and premiums.

Sample sizes are too small to yield reliable results for households with at least one person of working age in receipt of benefits greater than £30,000.


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Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much on average was paid in (a) incapacity benefit, (b) special disability allowance and (c) income support for the disabled in (i) each principal seaside town, (ii) lower layer super output area (LSOA) in each such town and (iii) the UK in each year since 1997; and in which ward of each town each LSOA is located. [238296]

Jonathan Shaw: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of eligible residents of (a) the Luton borough council area and (b) local authority areas of similar size and population who are in receipt of (i) housing benefit, (ii) council tax benefit and (iii) pension credit. [240039]

Jonathan Shaw: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Social Security Benefits: Applications

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of benefit claimants served by Jobcentre Plus and its predecessors (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each of the last 24 months. [235353]

Mr. McNulty: Information is not available in the format requested. The available information has been placed in the Library.

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit claimants he expects will be served by Jobcentre Plus in each of the next five years. [235354]

Mr. McNulty: DWP have not produced planning assumptions for the number of individual benefit claimants who will be served by Jobcentre Plus in each of the next five years. We provide, in the following tables, planning assumptions of Jobcentre Plus benefit liveload and the number of claims that will be processed in each of the next three years to cover the period of the 2007 comprehensive spending review.

Forecast of liveloads for the key Jobcentre Plus administered benefits from 2008-09 to 20010-11
Thousand

 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Income support

2,044

1,798

1,614

Jobseeker's allowance

934

1,356

1,578

Employment and support allowance/incapacity benefit

2,549

2,498

2,447

Notes:
1. The planning assumptions are consistent with pre-Budget report 2008 assumptions and all the relevant benefits incorporate the impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
2. Jobseeker's allowance planning assumptions are based on HM Treasury unemployment assumptions to 2010-11. Secondary impacts from Welfare Reform and the changes to the entitlement of single parents to IS are included.
3. Income support planning assumptions include the changes to the entitlement of single parents to IS and the secondary impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
Source:
Based on DWP Benefits Workload Planning Assumptions autumn 2008-09

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Forecast of Jobcentre Plus benefit claims processed from 2008-09 to 2010-11
Thousand

 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Income support

816

508

463

Jobseeker's allowance

2,807

3,438

3,420

Employment and support allowance/incapacity benefit

710

734

772

Social Fund

4,882

4,919

4,870

Other working age benefit claims

262

269

271

Notes:
1. The planning assumptions are consistent with pre-Budget report 2008 assumptions and all the relevant benefits incorporate the impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
2. Jobseeker's allowance planning assumptions based on HM Treasury unemployment assumptions to 2010-11. Secondary impacts from Welfare Reform and the changes to the entitlement of single parents to IS are included.
3. Income support planning assumptions include the changes to the entitlement of single parents to IS and the secondary impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
4. Social Fund figures are based on planning assumptions to 2010-11.
Source:
Based on DWP Benefits Workload Planning Assumptions autumn 2008-09

Social Security Benefits: Arrears

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's most recent estimate is of the effect that reducing to three months the backdating of (a) pension credit, (b) housing benefit and (c) council tax benefit will have on expenditure on those benefits in each of the next five years. [237714]

Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ian Lucas) on 26( )November.

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