AQW 43125/11-15 Mr Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 03/03/2015 Answered On Date: 12/03/2015 Priority Written: No
Question: To ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the change in the average number of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance between 2010 and 2014, broken down by constituency.
Answer:
The following table details the number of Disability Living Allowance recipients from November 2010 to November 2014 broken down by Assembly constituency. | Date | Assembly Area | Nov-10 | Nov-11 | Nov-12 | Nov-13 | Nov-14 | Belfast East | 8,840 | 8,950 | 9,110 | 9,350 | 9,530 | Belfast North | 14,750 | 14,930 | 15,150 | 15,300 | 15,870 | Belfast South | 8,340 | 8,470 | 8,670 | 8,740 | 9,020 | Belfast West | 17,470 | 17,610 | 17,770 | 17,740 | 18,230 | East Antrim | 7,220 | 7,370 | 7,620 | 7,760 | 8,060 | East Londonderry | 8,250 | 8,450 | 8,770 | 9,090 | 9,460 | Fermanagh And South Tyrone | 9,240 | 9,610 | 9,840 | 9,060 | 9,510 | Foyle | 13,660 | 13,790 | 14,080 | 14,190 | 14,580 | Lagan Valley | 7,710 | 7,810 | 8,010 | 8,160 | 8,480 | Mid Ulster | 10,120 | 10,340 | 10,550 | 10,760 | 11,160 | Newry And Armagh | 12,020 | 12,250 | 12,550 | 12,640 | 12,950 | North Antrim | 8,320 | 8,590 | 8,810 | 9,060 | 9,440 | North Down | 6,150 | 6,330 | 6,510 | 6,650 | 6,870 | South Antrim | 7,870 | 8,110 | 8,380 | 8,520 | 8,830 | South Down | 10,870 | 11,120 | 11,460 | 11,640 | 11,920 | Strangford | 7,340 | 7,550 | 7,810 | 7,920 | 8,220 | Upper Bann | 12,760 | 12,920 | 13,100 | 13,170 | 13,590 | West Tyrone | 12,720 | 12,920 | 13,180 | 13,310 | 13,780 | Unknown | 1,160 | 820 | 910 | 2,320 | 2,710 | Total | 184,790 | 187,950 | 192,280 | 195,390 | 202,210 |
Claimants are allocated to an Assembly Area by postcode. In some cases this is not possible, for example, a postcode may be missing, incomplete or incorrectly recorded. The Information provided in this response is governed by the Principles and Protocols of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This is enforced by UK Statistics Authority.
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