The information requested is in the following tables:
As at August each year Household recipients Individual beneficiaries 2009 4,090 4,780 2008 3,990 4,660 2007 4,020 4,710
As at August each year Household recipients Individual beneficiaries 2009 3,180 3,710 2008 3,090 3,600 2007 3,140 3,670 Notes: 1. Numbers rounded to the nearest ten. 2. Pension credit is claimed on a household basis—household recipients are those people who claim pension credit either for themselves only or on behalf of a partner. Beneficiaries are the number of claimants in addition to the number of partners for whom they are also claiming. 3. Parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant Office for National Statistics postcode directory. 4. On April 1 2009 structural changes to the local authorities of England took effect. Changes are reflected from May 2009 in the Tabulation Tool. Source: DWP Information Directorate Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study