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Written question asked by Hugh Robertson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2004. It was answered by Chris Pond (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Faversham are claiming (a) jobseekers allowance and (b) incapacity benefit or their equivalents; and how many were doing so in 1997; how many people in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency are claiming (a) jobseekers allowance and (b) incapacity benefit or their equivalents; and how many were doing so in 1997. - Inc table.
Answer

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in Faversham are claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) incapacity benefit or their equivalents; and how many were doing so in 1997; [189333] (2) how many people in the Faversham and Mid-Kent constituency are claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) incapacity benefit or their equivalents; and how many were doing so in 1997. [189334] Mr. Pond: The available information is in the tables. Incapacity benefits claimants: May 1997 and May 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Thousand May 1997 Great Britain 2,739.3 Swale local authority 4.3 Faversham and Mid-Kent parliamentary constituency 2.5 May 2004 Great Britain 2,708.7 Swale local authority 5.1 Faversham and Mid-Kent parliamentary constituency 3.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. "Incapacity benefits claimants" includes all incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance claimants, including those receiving national insurance credits only. 2. Figures are shown in thousands and are rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. samples. Jobseeker's allowance claimants: May 1997 and May 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Swale local authority Faversham and Mid-Kent parliamentary constituency May 1997 3,508 1,715 May 2004 1,450 634 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Count of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus computer systems.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c1731-2W;424 c1729-30W; 189333;189334
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Jobseeker's allowance Incapacity benefit Kent Social security benefits Faversham
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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