The available information is in the tables.
Disability living allowance Attendance allowance August 1999 2,135,100 1,258,600 August 2000 2,213,300 1,262,200 August 2001 2,326,800 1,285,900 August 2002 2,454,340 1,300,090 August 2003 2,573,540 1,336,210 August 2004 2,672,160 1,397,300 August 2005 2,749,480 1,440,090 August 2006 2,814,290 1,484,580 August 2007 2,909,980 1,525,610 August 2008 2,999,650 1,565,000 Notes: 1. August 2002 to August 2008: 100 per cent. Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS). Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. There are no data available for disability living allowance and attendance allowance in the WPLS before May 2002. Pre August 2002: 5 per cent. sample data rated up to be consistent with 100 per cent. WPLS totals. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. 3. Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 4. Figures may include a small number of cases where the recipient lives abroad. 5. Data are published at www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/tabtool.asp. Source: DWP Information Directorate
Claimant count August 1999 1,180,100 August 2000 1,019,700 August 2001 911,900 August 2002 910,100 August 2003 898,500 August 2004 804,600 August 2005 839,800 August 2006 924,800 August 2007 825,200 August 2008 880,400 February 2009 1,349,100 Notes: 1. Data are seasonally adjusted and relates to claimants who are over 18 only. 2. Data have been rounded to the nearest 100. 3. Data are published at https://www.nomisweb.co.uk. Source: 100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus Computer Systems.