Attendance Allowance: Leeds

John Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in the Leeds city area claimed attendance allowance in each of the last five years;

(2) how many people in Leeds West constituency claimed attendance allowance in each of the last five years.

Jonathan Shaw
The available information is in the table.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |As at May each year|
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |2005               |2006|2007|2008|2009|
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|Leeds local authority area                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |14,090             |14,360|14,510|14,740|15,130|
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|Leeds West parliamentary constituency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |1,550              |1,590|1,630|1,640|1,690|
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|Notes:1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest ten.2. 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.Source:DWP Information Directorate; Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study|                   |
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