Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people and what proportion of the working population have been in receipt of incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.
Esther McVey
The information requested is shown in the tables below.
Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance (IB/SDA) claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013
|
Region |
All cases |
% |
Duration of 2 to 5 years |
% |
Duration of 5 to 10 years |
% |
Duration of over 10 years |
% |
|
North East |
29,950 |
1.9 |
1,820 |
0.1 |
6,380 |
0.4 |
21,500 |
1.4 |
|
North West |
77,400 |
1.8 |
3,250 |
0.1 |
17,650 |
0.4 |
55,980 |
1.3 |
|
Yorkshire and The Humber |
47,770 |
1.5 |
1,980 |
0.1 |
10,700 |
0.3 |
34,760 |
1.1 |
|
East Midlands |
39,600 |
1.4 |
1,370 |
– |
9,020 |
0.3 |
28,820 |
1.0 |
|
West Midlands |
55,560 |
1.6 |
2,130 |
0.1 |
13,770 |
0.4 |
39,260 |
1.2 |
|
East of England |
45,960 |
1.3 |
1,730 |
– |
12,710 |
0.4 |
31,030 |
0.9 |
|
London |
87,890 |
1.6 |
4,420 |
0.1 |
26,990 |
0.5 |
55,570 |
1.0 |
|
South East |
60,710 |
1.2 |
2,250 |
– |
15,570 |
0.3 |
42,410 |
0.8 |
|
South West |
51,240 |
1.6 |
1,960 |
0.1 |
13,200 |
0.4 |
35,620 |
1.1 |
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013
|
Region |
All |
% |
Duration of up to 5 years |
% |
|
North East |
102,540 |
6.5 |
16,010 |
1.0 |
|
North West |
284,580 |
6.6 |
49,000 |
1.1 |
|
Yorkshire and The Humber |
170,050 |
5.2 |
29,980 |
0.9 |
|
East Midlands |
130,210 |
4.7 |
23,430 |
0.8 |
|
West Midlands |
166,670 |
4.9 |
30,220 |
0.9 |
|
East of England |
133,560 |
3.8 |
26,410 |
0.7 |
|
London |
227,650 |
4.1 |
48,070 |
0.9 |
|
South East |
185,150 |
3.5 |
36,240 |
0.7 |
|
South West |
135,980 |
4.3 |
26,390 |
0.8 |
Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates
Notes:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are shown rounded to one decimal place. “ – “ denotes nil or negligible.
- Working age population figures are defined as males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59.
- Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for new claims from October 2008.
- Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance figures will include some people receiving National Insurance credits only.
- The caseload data provided for IB/SDA and ESA is published and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool
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