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.
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