Written question asked by Pamela Nash (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 4 March 2011. It was answered by Maria Miller (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disability Living Allowance: Airdrie

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of the working age population of Airdrie and Shotts constituency is in receipt of disability living allowance.

Answer

The information is in the following table:

Number and proportion of DLA recipients of working age in Airdrie and Shotts constituency
	As at May 2010
Number	4,010
Proportion (%)	7.6
Notes:
1. Number of recipients is rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Proportions are to the nearest decimal place.
3. Figures do not include people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital.
4. Constituencies used are for the Westminster Parliament of May 2010.
5. Working age restricts the analysis to males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59.
6. Data is published at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/Default.asp
7. Population estimates are published at:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/population-estimates/wpc-pop-est-2001-2009.xls
Source:
DWP Information Directorate 100%WPLS

Secondary information