AQW 24490/22-27


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 Personal Independence Payment in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) age group; and (ii) constituency.


Answer:
(i) A breakdown of Personal Independence Payment recipients in each of the last five years by age group is set out below.
Age Group
Feb 2020
Feb 2021
Feb 2022
Feb 2023
Feb 2024
Under 20
4,850
4,860
5,870
6,620
7,820
20-24
6,600
7,010
7,820
8,440
9,210
25-29
6,900
7,450
8,250
9,180
10,240
30-34
8,250
8,650
9,730
10,820
12,140
35-39
9,530
10,080
11,170
12,400
14,100
40-44
10,850
11,320
12,420
13,740
15,330
45-49
14,670
14,550
15,050
15,490
16,630
50-54
19,910
19,990
20,740
21,490
22,780
55-59
23,290
23,800
25,440
27,000
28,930
60-64
24,000
25,080
26,880
28,810
31,660
65-69
15,130
19,750
22,610
24,910
27,300
70+
10
20
2,210
5,640
9,240
Total
144,000
152,570
168,180
184,540
205,380
(ii) A breakdown of Personal Independence Payment recipients in each of the last five years by Constituency is set out below.
Constituency
Feb 2020
Feb 2021
Feb 2022
Feb 2023
Feb 2024
Belfast East
7,020
7,540
8,430
9,400
10,570
Belfast North
10,930
11,610
12,960
14,370
16,020
Belfast South & Mid Down
5,910
6,260
6,830
7,340
8,190
Belfast West
13,790
14,480
15,830
17,450
19,450
East Antrim
6,090
6,480
7,240
8,050
9,040
East Londonderry
7,870
8,330
9,220
10,210
11,340
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
7,490
7,840
8,570
9,230
10,120
Foyle
11,460
12,190
13,490
14,780
16,410
Lagan Valley
5,820
6,190
6,930
7,720
8,740
Mid Ulster
7,400
7,810
8,490
9,230
10,190
Newry&Armagh
8,510
8,950
9,740
10,550
11,680
North Antrim
6,910
7,420
8,270
9,270
10,340
North Down
5,430
5,790
6,400
7,080
7,960
South Antrim
6,780
7,170
7,910
8,690
9,700
South Down
7,490
7,920
8,630
9,390
10,370
Strangford
6,180
6,630
7,410
8,280
9,370
Upper Bann
9,010
9,550
10,570
11,440
12,690
West Tyrone
9,700
10,160
10,970
11,680
12,800
Unknown
230
260
290
350
410
Total
144,000
152,570
168,180
184,540
205,380
Data source: Analytics Division PIP History data tables at November 2024