Social Security Benefits Mr. Ancram To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of benefit claimants receiving each type of benefit are aged between 18 and 30 years. Kitty Ussher The most recent available information is in the following tables. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Percentage| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Incapacity Benefit (IB) |13.4 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) |7.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) |46.2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Income Support |27.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Carers Allowance (CA) |11.5 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Disability Living Allowance (DLA) |7.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bereavement Benefits (BB) |1.5 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note:Proportions are rounded to the nearest 1 decimal place.Source:DWP Information Directorate 100 percent WPLS| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Council Tax Benefit |11 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Housing Benefit (HB) |15 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Note:Proportions are rounded to the nearest whole per cent.Source:Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Management information System Annual 1 per cent. sample taken in May 2008| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------