Benefit Payments: Eastbourne Mr. Waterson To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of (a) housing benefit, (b) disability living allowance and (c) council tax benefit in the Eastbourne constituency in each year since 1997; and how much was claimed in total of each benefit. Mrs. McGuire Information regarding housing benefit and council tax benefit is not available below local authority level. The available information for disability living allowance is in the following tables. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |As at May each year: |Number in receipt| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |2,500 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |2,800 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |2,900 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |3,100 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |3,400 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |3,180 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |3,380 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |3,590 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |3,760 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |3,950 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:1. 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. Case load figures are expressed in thousands and rounded to the nearest 10; some additional disclosure control has also been applied.Sources:1. May 1997-May 2001: DWP, Information Directorate, 5 per cent. sample.2. May 2002-May 2006: DWP Information Directorate, Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Financial years |Expenditure (£ million)| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997-98 |6.4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998-99 |7.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999-2000 |7.4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000-01 |8.1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001-02 |9.3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |9.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |9.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |10.7 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |11.7 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Figures are consistent with pre-Budget report 2006 and are rounded to the nearest millionSource:Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, DWP accounts and forecasts for 2006-07| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------