The available information is in the tables.
May each year Total 2005 1,940 2006 2,100 2007 2,070 2008 2,080 2009 2,190
May each year Total 2005 5,080 2006 5,350 2007 5,310 2008 5,400 2009 5,650
May each year England Wales Scotland Unknown/Other 2005 1,177,960 105,490 135,490 480 2006 1,217,760 108,630 138,790 420 2007 1,255,640 110,940 140,460 470 2008 1,290,470 113,130 142,630 450 2009 1,324,540 114,890 145,610 750 Notes: 1. Caseload 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. 2. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten. 3. The Highlands region is defined as the local authority of the claimant. The postcode of a claimant is used to assign the parliamentary constituency, local authority and government office region. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory. “Unknown/Other” includes individuals whose postcode cannot be matched to a government office region and those temporarily living abroad. Source: Department for Work and Pensions Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study