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Social Security Benefits: Children

Volume 478: debated on Tuesday 8 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of all children under 16 years old were living in households dependent on benefits in each parliamentary constituency in London in 2008. (210105)

The information is not available for households in the format requested. The available information, which is for the percentage of children who have a parent or guardian in receipt of a relevant benefit, is shown in the following table.

Proportion of children under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of incapacity benefit (IB), severe disablement allowance (SDA), jobseeker's allowance (JSA), income support (IS), or pension credit (PC): in London parliamentary constituencies, as at April 2007

Percentage

Barking

35.3

Battersea

25.0

Beckenham

16.1

Bethnal Green and Bow

44.7

Bexleyheath and Crayford

16.8

Brent East

32.2

Brent North

22.9

Brent South

34.0

Brentford and Isleworth

22.0

Bromley and Chislehurst

14.6

Camberwell and Peckham

37.2

Carshalton and Wallington

20.2

Chingford and Woodford Green

21.4

Chipping Barnet

16.7

Cities of London and Westminster

22.8

Croydon Central

29.4

Croydon North

27.8

Croydon South

14.7

Dagenham

34.0

Dulwich and West Norwood

25.3

Ealing Acton and Shepherd's Bush

33.6

Ealing North

25.8

Ealing Southall

25.7

East Ham

33.1

Edmonton

37.1

Eltham

27.6

Enfield North

33.8

Enfield Southgate

17.3

Erith and Thamesmead

31.8

Feltham and Heston

28.4

Finchley and Golders Green

16.3

Greenwich and Woolwich

36.4

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

30.2

Hackney South and Shoreditch

44.9

Hammersmith and Fulham

29.1

Hampstead and Highgate

29.1

Harrow East

23.0

Harrow West

17.9

Hayes and Harlington

30.4

Hendon

25.6

Holborn and St. Pancras

41.2

Hornchurch

17.2

Hornsey and Wood Green

26.9

Ilford North

21.4

Ilford South

29.6

Islington North

41.4

Islington South and Finsbury

45.8

Kensington and Chelsea

15.1

Kingston and Surbiton

14.5

Lewisham Deptford

33.9

Lewisham East

33.6

Lewisham West

30.3

Leyton and Wanstead

28.4

Mitcham and Morden

24.5

North Southwark and Bermondsey

37.4

Old Bexley and Sidcup

10.8

Orpington

17.5

Poplar and Canning Town

46.8

Putney

23.9

Regent's Park and Kensington North

43.0

Richmond Park

10.0

Romford

17.6

Ruislip-Northwood

12.9

Streatham

31.3

Sutton and Cheam

11.6

Tooting

20.8

Tottenham

43.5

Twickenham

10.7

Upminster

18.8

Uxbridge

22.9

Vauxhall

37.7

Walthamstow

32.9

West Ham

36.1

Wimbledon

8.5

Notes:

1. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically.

2. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer systems; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC.

3. The total numbers of children aged 0-15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year have been used as the denominator for the percentages given.

Source:

DWP Information Directorate

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which 100 wards had the highest proportion of children dependent on benefits in the latest period for which figures are available. (210106)

The available information is in the following table.

Proportion of children under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian who is claiming one or more of incapacity benefit (IB), severe disablement allowance (SDA), jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income support (IS), or pension credit (PC)—the 100 wards with the highest proportion, as at April 2007

Local authority

Ward

Proportion (percentage)

Glasgow City

Keppochhill

62.3

Liverpool

Granby

61.9

Knowsley

Princess

61.6

Manchester

Moss Side

61.2

Liverpool

Vauxhall

60.7

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Pen-y-waun

59.6

Liverpool

Everton

59.4

Glasgow City

Bridgeton/Dalmarnock

59.3

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Maerdy

58.7

Liverpool

Breckfield

58.5

Newcastle upon Tyne

West City

58.5

Swansea

Townhill

58.5

Redcar and Cleveland

Grangetown

58.3

Knowsley

Longview

57.5

Bristol, City of

Lawrence Hill

57.5

Glasgow City

Queenslie

57.4

Liverpool

Smithdown

57.2

North Lanarkshire

Craigneuk

56.7

Middlesbrough

Thorntree

56.6

Manchester

Harpurhey

56.4

Glasgow City

Royston

56.4

Westminster

Church Street

55.6

Salford

Pendleton

55.6

Knowsley

Cantril Farm

55.5

Sefton

Linacre

55.5

Glasgow City

Summerhill

55.2

Glasgow City

Hutchesontown

55.2

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Orchard Park and Greenwood

55.0

Glasgow City

Parkhead

54.7

Manchester

Hulme

54.6

Tower Hamlets

Bow East

54.5

Newcastle upon Tyne

Walker

54.4

Westminster

Westbourne

54.3

Edinburgh, City of

Craigmillar

54.3

Wrexham

Wynnstay

54.1

Glasgow City

Barlanark

54.1

Tendring

Rush Green

54.0

Tower Hamlets

East India and Lansbury

53.8

Salford

Blackfriars

53.6

Glasgow City

Glenwood

53.4

Caerphilly

Twyn Carno

53.3

Neath Port Talbot

Briton Ferry West

53.1

Swansea

Penderry

53.0

Glasgow City

Easterhouse

53.0

Wirral

Tranmere

52.7

Glasgow City

Ibrox

52.7

Liverpool

Speke

52.6

Hartlepool

Stranton

52.6

Wirral

Bidston

52.4

Merthyr Tydfil

Gurnos

52.3

Manchester

Beswick and Clayton

52.2

Cardiff

Butetown

52.2

Glasgow City

Springburn

52.2

Liverpool

Melrose

52.1

Wirral

Birkenhead

51.9

Newcastle upon Tyne

Monkchester

51.9

Denbighshire

Rhyl West

51.9

Manchester

Benchill

51.8

Bridgend

Bettws

51.7

Kensington and Chelsea

Golborne

51.2

Tendring

Golf Green

51.2

Tower Hamlets

Mile End East

51.0

Glasgow City

Milton

51.0

Nottingham

St. Ann's

50.8

Westminster

Queen's Park

50.7

Middlesbrough

Park End

50.7

Neath Port Talbot

Sandfields West

50.7

Rhondda, Cynon, Taff

Tylorstown

50.7

Hammersmith and Fulham

College Park and Old Oak

50.6

Salford

Langworthy

50.6

Haringey

Northumberland Park

50.5

Manchester

Central

50.5

Newcastle upon Tyne

Byker

50.5

Glasgow City

Wyndford

50.4

Manchester

Bradford

50.3

Glasgow City

Drumry

50.3

Renfrewshire

Ferguslie

50.3

Hackney

Hoxton

50.2

Telford and Wrekin

Woodside

50.2

Liverpool

Pirrie

50.1

Wrexham

Queensway

50.1

Manchester

Ardwick

50.0

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Southcoates East

50.0

St. Helens

Parr and Hardshaw

49.9

Glasgow City

Braidfauld

49.9

Haringey

White Hart Lane

49.8

Islington

Bunhill

49.6

Manchester

Newton Heath

49.6

Liverpool

Kensington

49.5

Hackney

Wick

49.4

Tower Hamlets

Limehouse

49.3

Knowsley

Northwood

49.3

Liverpool

Abercromby

49.3

Nottingham

Aspley

49.2

Glasgow City

Merchant City

49.1

Brent

Stonebridge

49.0

Cardiff

Ely

49.0

Hammersmith and Fulham

Wormholt and White City

48.8

Islington

Finsbury Park

48.8

Sandwell

Soho and Victoria

48.8

Notes:

1. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically.

2. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer systems; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC.

3. The total numbers of children aged 0-15 on child benefit in each parliamentary constituency at the relevant year have been used as the denominator for the percentages given.

Source:

DWP Information Directorate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children were estimated to be living in households on (a) any benefits, (b) income support only, (c) jobseekers allowance, (d) incapacity benefit, (e) disability living allowance and (f) income support and incapacity benefit in 2008. (210108)

The information is not available for households in the format requested. The available information, which is for the numbers of children who have a parent or guardian in receipt of a relevant benefit, is shown in the following table:

Children aged under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of income support (IS), jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), incapacity benefit (IB) or severe disablement allowance (SDA), and disability living allowance (DLA), Great Britain, as at April 2007

Number

Any benefits

2,304,870

Income support only (not in receipt of IB/SDA or DLA)

1,388,030

Jobseeker's allowance

164,550

Incapacity benefit/severe disablement allowance

600,980

of which: are incapacity benefit

570,210

of which: are severe disablement allowance

30,770

Disability living allowance

374,265

Income support and IB/SDA

222,205

Notes: 1. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically. 2. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer system; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA and pension credit (PC) claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC. 3. IB/SDA claimants may also be in receipt of IS/PC and/or DLA. Disability living allowance claimants may also be in receipt of IS/PC and/or IB/SDA. 4. ‘Any benefits’ means one or more of IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC/DLA. 5. Figures for individual benefits do not sum to the total for any benefits due to overlaps in benefits. Source: DWP Information Directorate.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children were living in households dependent on benefits in each local authority ward in Westminster in 2008. (210109)

The information is not available for households in the format requested. The available information, which is for the numbers of children who have a parent or guardian in receipt of a relevant benefit, is shown in the following table:

Children aged under 16 dependent on a parent or guardian claiming one or more of incapacity benefit (IB), severe disablement allowance (SDA), jobseeker's allowance (JSA), income support (IS) or pension credit (PC) in Westminster city council wards, as at April 2007

Number

Abbey Road

145

Bayswater

175

Bryanston and Dorset Square

105

Churchill

720

Church Street

1,490

Harrow Road

1,010

Hyde Park

275

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

10

Lancaster Gate

270

Little Venice

420

Maida Vale

600

Marylebone High Street

70

Queen's Park

1,525

Regent's Park

340

St. James's

280

Tachbrook

195

Vincent Square

425

Warwick

210

Westbourne

1,560

West End

115

Notes: 1. All figures supplied have been rounded. 2. All data represent a snapshot in time of claimants on the computer system, and will therefore exclude a very small number of cases that are held clerically. 3. Information on child dependents is not reliably completed on the benefit computer systems; therefore children have been merged onto IS/JSA/IB/SDA/PC claims from child benefit records with permission from HMRC. Source: DWP Information Directorate.