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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many adults are in receipt of (a) Disability Living Allowance, (b) Incapacity Benefit and (c) Attendance Allowance in each of the local authority wards in Wrexham for the latest year for which figures are available; and what percentage of the population this represents. [158714] Maria Eagle: The numbers of adults in receipt of the benefits listed, in each of the local authority wards in Wrexham, is indicated in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Disability Living Allowance Incapacity Benefit Attendance Allowance Ward name2 Number of Percentage of Number of Percentage of Number of Percentage of recipients3 population4 recipients3 population4 recipients3 population4 Acton 240 9.73 195 11.47 160 20.86 Borras Park 110 5.11 120 7.34 65 12.45 Bronington 85 3.21 85 3.89 65 13.89 Brymbo 220 10.40 185 10.99 90 21.03 Brynyffynnon 175 6.87 185 8.59 90 22.96 Bryn Cefn 120 7.75 130 10.10 50 18.94 Cartrefle 185 10.65 180 13.47 105 26.79 Cefn 460 11.81 395 12.99 215 25.12 Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog 90 4.83 90 6.24 60 14.25 Valley Chirk North 135 6.84 115 7.28 60 15.58 Chirk South 65 4.33 55 5.10 70 16.59 Coedpoeth 285 7.64 275 9.06 140 20.23 Erddig 115 6.24 75 5.18 90 22.78 Esclusham 190 8.95 145 8.45 80 19.66 Garden Village 85 4.92 75 5.97 65 13.63 Gresford East and West 100 4.10 110 6.20 150 22.35 Grosvenor 135 6.68 140 9.04 120 25.21 Gwenfro 155 11.22 145 13.06 70 25.93 Gwersyllt East and South 215 6.26 200 6.90 100 18.87 Gwersyllt North 185 9.04 190 10.66 55 20.30 Gwersyllt West 245 10.18 185 9.07 105 28.53 Hermitage 205 10.63 225 15.35 110 23.50 Holt 145 6.30 115 6.18 90 20.50 Johnstown 210 7.87 200 9.12 95 19.75 Little Acton 95 4.90 80 5.25 60 14.39 Llangollen Rural 90 5.56 90 7.12 65 18.11 Llay 285 7.18 250 7.67 130 18.49 Maesydre 150 9.07 120 9.97 75 16.74 Marchwiel 90 4.61 90 5.59 60 17.39 Marford and Hoseley 50 2.56 45 2.74 25 8.09 Minera 110 5.56 110 6.71 45 13.16 New Broughton 175 6.83 195 9.38 105 21.47 Offa 110 5.96 110 7.04 45 16.07 Overton 75 2.97 65 3.29 90 16.39 Pant 170 9.64 185 13.34 90 24.00 Penycae 195 11.33 190 12.82 45 18.83 Penycae and Ruabon South 140 7.34 145 9.29 65 18.73 Plas Madoc 210 15.85 260 23.57 50 22.52 Ponciau 310 8.27 320 11.30 240 26.32 Queensway 185 10.81 280 18.87 45 19.57 Rhosnesni 130 5.31 110 5.36 65 16.37 Rossett 85 3.17 85 4.00 85 15.04 Ruabon 150 7.84 185 12.42 80 18.91 Smithfield 195 10.67 210 14.41 95 25.61 Stansty 155 8.58 115 8.44 85 18.97 Whitegate 205 9.44 215 11.43 50 16.67 Wynnstay 235 14.89 250 19.17 60 21.98 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Wards are based on 2003 Ward boundaries. 2 Number of Recipients--DLA aged 17 and over, IB aged 16 and over, AA aged 65 and over. 3 Percentage rates based on relevant resident populations from the 2001 Census (DLA Population aged 16 and over, IB Population aged 16-65, AA Population aged 65 and over). 4 All ward level benefit data is the latest currently available, August 2002. Notes: 1. The figures given for incapacity benefit exclude residual severe disablement allowance cases. 2. All benefit counts have been rounded to a multiple of five to protect the confidentiality of individual claimants, percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Source: IAD Information Centre, Department for Work and Pensions.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

158714; 418 c1286-8W;418 c1288-90W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disability living allowance Attendance allowance Incapacity benefit Recipients Social security benefits Wrexham

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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