AQW 24488/22-27


Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim


Tabled Date: 14/03/2025
Answered On Date: 25/04/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people in receipt of (i) Limited Capability for Work; and (ii) Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age group; and (b) constituency.


Answer:
(i) The number of people who have been classified as having Limited Capability for Work in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age group; and (b) constituency is shown in the tables below:
Age Group
Feb-20
Feb-21
Feb-22
Feb-23
Feb-24
Under 20
70
120
120
110
100
20-24
340
610
700
750
770
25-29
320
620
790
890
960
30-34
320
590
750
900
930
35-39
270
530
660
770
890
40-44
240
410
560
600
680
45-49
250
410
450
470
480
50-54
240
390
450
450
470
55-59
220
340
400
430
490
60+
200
330
400
440
500
Unknown
20
20
20
30
30
Total
2,490
4,380
5,290
5,840
6,300
Constituency
Feb-20
Feb-21
Feb-22
Feb-23
Feb-24
Belfast East
120
240
300
330
360
Belfast North
140
320
440
490
560
Belfast South and Mid Down
60
150
210
220
230
Belfast West
230
400
510
590
640
East Antrim
50
140
200
230
270
East Londonderry
270
380
400
400
420
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
110
180
250
260
300
Foyle
240
360
390
460
490
Lagan Valley
80
190
230
240
280
Mid Ulster
110
180
200
230
250
Newry and Armagh
160
280
310
320
320
North Antrim
190
320
340
380
400
North Down
70
160
180
200
230
South Antrim
80
190
210
230
290
South Down
130
230
280
310
280
Strangford
60
150
210
250
260
Upper Bann
210
310
340
370
390
West Tyrone
160
200
280
300
290
Unknown
10
10
20
30
30
Total
2,490
4,380
5,290
5,840
6,300
NotesData Source: Universal Full Credit System (UCFS) at August 2024. Due to retrospection of UCFS data these figures are subject to change.All figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Totals may not sum due to rounding.Being considered to have Limited Capability for Work has not attracted any additional Universal Credit payment element since 3 April 2017. Some claimants in LCW group may retain a residual LCW element.
(ii) The number of people who have been classified as having Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age group; and (b) constituency is shown in the tables below:
Age Group
Feb-20
Feb-21
Feb-22
Feb-23
Feb-24
U20
710
840
910
990
1,010
20-24
2,180
3,520
4,490
5,220
5,930
25-29
1,880
2,980
3,900
4,740
5,740
30-34
1,940
3,260
4,460
5,510
6,580
35-39
1,750
3,020
4,260
5,680
7,180
40-44
1,680
2,800
4,030
5,380
6,700
45-49
1,850
3,040
3,970
5,030
6,230
50-54
2,030
3,420
4,590
5,790
7,110
55-59
1,940
3,430
4,650
6,140
7,480
60+
1,950
3,930
5,730
7,690
9,500
Unknown
130
110
110
170
220
Total
18,040
30,350
41,080
52,330
63,670
Constituency
Feb-20
Feb-21
Feb-22
Feb-23
Feb-24
Belfast East
890
1,620
2,260
2,800
3,530
Belfast North
1,320
2,360
3,400
4,290
5,330
Belfast South and Mid Down
720
1,300
1,740
2,120
2,670
Belfast West
1,760
2,810
3,860
5,030
6,230
East Antrim
680
1,200
1,690
2,220
2,630
East Londonderry
1,400
2,060
2,590
3,240
3,880
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
990
1,620
2,060
2,560
3,030
Foyle
1,580
2,340
3,370
4,400
5,500
Lagan Valley
620
1,240
1,690
2,150
2,610
Mid Ulster
800
1,360
1,750
2,230
2,660
Newry and Armagh
1,080
1,810
2,410
3,040
3,700
North Antrim
990
1,660
2,230
2,880
3,460
North Down
620
1,130
1,520
1,950
2,310
South Antrim
530
1,130
1,580
2,080
2,560
South Down
920
1,500
1,930
2,470
2,960
Strangford
750
1,350
1,810
2,290
2,770
Upper Bann
1,200
1,990
2,730
3,420
4,060
West Tyrone
1,140
1,780
2,340
2,980
3,570
Unknown
60
70
140
200
210
Total
18,040
30,350
41,080
52,330
63,670
NotesData Source: Universal Full Credit System (UCFS) at August 2024. Due to retrospection of UCFS data these figures are subject to change.Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.