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Benefits: Incapacity Benefit

Volume 688: debated on Thursday 25 January 2007

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage and numbers of those on incapacity benefit who are not in receipt of middle or higher disability living allowance (a) are currently receiving care of 20 hours per week or more; and (b) will be receiving 20 hours per week or more in 2025. [HL1381]

The information is not available in the format requested. For the available information, I refer the noble Baroness to the reply I gave her on 17 January 2007, Official Report, cols. WA 152-54.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people received incapacity benefit in each local authority ward in the city of Manchester since its introduction.[HL1424]

The information is not available in the format requested. Ward level data are not available prior to November 1999. The available information is in the table.

Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance claimants in Manchester City Council wards at May each year

Ward

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Ardwick

1,400

1,450

1,335

1,340

1,355

1,375

1,335

Baguley

1,035

1,080

1,085

1,080

1,085

1,080

1,045

Barlow Moor

1,040

995

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

965

Benchill

1,350

1,400

1,405

1,400

1,420

1,410

1,385

Beswick and Clayton

1,355

1,405

1,365

1,330

1,350

1,390

1,330

Blackley

1,300

1,305

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,250

1,215

Bradford

1,330

1,350

1,365

1,315

1,310

1,285

1,225

Brooklands

1,000

1,030

1,035

1,035

1,035

1,030

990

Burnage

1,075

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,085

Central

1,410

1,425

1,350

1,340

1,370

1,375

1,355

Charlestown

1,355

1,405

1,365

1,355

1,365

1,395

1,365

Cheetham

1,520

1,515

1,470

1,470

1,495

1,515

1,470

Chorlton

760

740

715

685

670

635

620

Crumpsall

1,245

1,210

1,225

1,190

1,175

1,165

1,125

Didsbury

470

475

485

475

480

480

460

Fallowfield

890

940

960

945

935

955

935

Gorton North

1,135

1,220

1,200

1,240

1,230

1,245

1,185

Gorton South

1,205

1,265

1,255

1,220

1,260

1,220

1,200

Harpurhey

1,610

1,615

1,600

1,640

1,655

1,645

1,640

Hulme

985

1,040

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,075

Levenshulme

935

920

875

855

860

885

825

Lightbowne

1,270

1,265

1,225

1,190

1,200

1,150

1,105

Longsight

1,500

1,485

1,415

1,460

1,445

1,420

1,375

Moss Side

1,240

1,245

1,305

1,240

1,250

1,270

1,195

Moston

1,080

1,100

1,080

1,065

1,085

1,090

1,035

Newton Heath

1,430

1,480

1,475

1,510

1,575

1,555

1,535

Northenden

1,050

1,095

1,065

1,060

1,075

1,030

1,010

Old Moat

1,005

1,055

1,015

995

990

975

960

Rusholme

840

855

840

880

890

895

865

Sharston

885

895

925

885

900

895

890

Whalley Range

955

1,000

995

980

970

945

905

Withington

600

580

580

560

555

530

510

Woodhouse Park

1,070

1,095

1,075

1,095

1,090

1,105

1,070

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest five. Some additional disclosure control has also been applied.

2. Figures include incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and incapacity benefit credits-only cases.

3. All figures are for ward boundaries as at 2003

Source: DWP Information Directorate WPLS