The available information is in the tables
2007 February May August Newcastle upon Tyne 28,370 27,910 28,180 South Tyneside 17,520 16,460 16,880 North Tyneside 16,570 16,450 16,330 Gateshead 20,070 20,010 19,780
2007 February May August Newcastle upon Tyne 32,350 32,140 32,110 South Tyneside 21,830 20,560 21,180 North Tyneside 21,590 21,490 21,380 Gateshead 25,580 25,700 25,520 Notes: 1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. 4. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 5. Council tax benefit figures exclude any single adult rebate cases. 6. Figures are at the second Thursday in each month provided. Source: Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management Information System Quarterly 100 per cent. taken in February 2000 - August 2007
2008 2009 November February May August November Newcastle upon Tyne 28,820 29,580 29,990 30,460 30,370 South Tyneside 17,490 18,020 18,130 18,350 18,660 North Tyneside 16,720 17,230 17,350 17,620 17,720 Gateshead 19,980 20,260 20,710 21,010 21,180
2008 2009 November February May August November Newcastle upon Tyne 32,280 33,230 33,690 34,270 34,240 South Tyneside 21,630 22,210 22,330 22,520 22,810 North Tyneside 21,210 22,080 22,240 22,520 22,630 Gateshead 25,230 25,580 25,970 26,260 26,510 Notes: 1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple. 2. The figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 3. Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated. 4. Housing benefit figures exclude any extended payment cases. 5. Council tax benefit figures exclude any single adult rebate cases. 6. SHBE is a monthly electronic scan of claimant level data direct from local authority computer systems. It replaces quarterly aggregate clerical returns. These data are available monthly from November 2008 and November 2009 is the most recent available. 7. Data from SHBE incorporates the local authority changes from 1 April 2009. 8. Figures are at the second Thursday in each month provided. Source: Single Housing Benefit Extract (SHBE) for October 2009 and November 2008 taken from Table 8 and Table 14 of publication at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/hb_ctb/HBCTB19082009.xls