Written question asked by Pamela Nash (Labour) on Thursday, 21 April 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 April 2011. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Social Security Benefits: Scotland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much benefit was paid to claimants in Airdrie and Shotts constituency in 2010-11; and what estimate has been made of the level of payments in 2011-12.

Answer: Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency is not available for all benefits, and outturn benefit expenditure for 2010-11 is not yet available. Expenditure in Airdrie and Shotts constituency in 2009-10 on the benefits listed was £196.3 million.Benefits included:"Attendance Allowance""Bereavement benefits""Carers Allowance""Disability Living Allowance""Employment and Support Allowance""Incapacity Benefit""Income Support""Jobseeker's Allowance""Pension Credit""Severe Disablement Allowance""State Pension""Winter Fuel Payments"These benefits accounted for 80.1 % of DWP benefit expenditure in 2009-10."Note:""Benefit expenditure tables, including constituency-level tables, are published at:""http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/index.php?page=expenditure""Source:""DWP statistical and accounting data, and DWP benefit expenditure forecasts, Budget 2011."

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