Notes: 1. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest million pounds. 3. Great Britain expenditure is consistent with the Department for Work and Pensions' accounts for 2005-06 and has been apportioned between regions and countries using information in the 2006 Country and Regional Analysis exercise. 4. Expenditure outside Great Britain relates to benefit entitlement resulting from residence in Great Britain, but benefit is actually in payment to people living abroad. 5. As the Department is only responsible for Great Britain, Northern Ireland benefit expenditure has not been included and is dealt with by the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland. 6. Expenditure information is published on the Department's website at the following address: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/expenditure.asp 7. The expenditure shown in the table is not consistent with information currently published on the Department's website. That information relates to the position at Budget 2006 and it will be updated following the 2006 pre Budget report. Source:Department for Work and Pensions accounts for 2005-06 and administrative data.

Notes:

1. Caseloads are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

3. Local authorities and Government office regions are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.

4. Causes of incapacity are based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, published by the World Health Organisation.

Source:

Information Directorate five per cent sample and 100 per cent. WPLS

Notes:

These figures were calculated using average weekly amounts and caseloads for London region.