The available information is in the following table.
Jarrow parliamentary constituency South Tyneside local authority North-east Government office region GB 2007 16,700 30,500 490,100 10,659,900 2006 16,600 30,300 482,700 10,513,800 2005 16,100 30,000 478,500 10,450,300 2004 15,900 29,900 473,500 10,313,500 2003 15,700 29,700 471,100 10,225,900 2002 15,800 30,000 470,900 10,149,300 2001 15,300 29,600 469,700 10,087,200 2000 15,500 29,900 468,400 10,035,100 1999 — — — 9,938,800 1998 — — — 9,839,400 1997 — — — 9,700,400 1996 — — — 9,575,400 1995 — — — 9,469,300 Notes: 1. Data are taken from 5 per cent. extract of Pensions Strategy Computer System. Therefore, figures are subject to a degree of sampling variation. They are also adjusted to be consistent with the overall caseload from the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS). 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 3. Figures are based on the live caseload as at March each year where any basic state pension is in payment. 4. Geographical breakdowns by parliamentary constituency, local authority and Government office region are not available prior to September 1999 5. Electronic data is only held from 1995 therefore basic state pension cases cannot be separately identified prior to this. Source: DWP Information Directorate 5 per cent. sample and WPLS 100 per cent. data.