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Written question asked by Jonathan Lord (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 January 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 January 2013. It was answered by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Unemployment Benefit: Woking

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the UK in receipt of out-of-work benefits for (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years.

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Answer

The following provides the requested data:

Out of work benefit claimants by statistical group and duration of oldest claim for Great Britain, Surrey and Woking parliamentary constituency: February 2012
All
 Up to 1 year
 1 to 2 years
 2 to 3 years
 3 years and over
Great Britain
 4,914,560
 2,124,410
 591,430
 296,270
 1,902,440
Jobseeker’s Allowance
 1,589,640
 1,255,370
 249,790
 56,290
 28,180
Incapacity Benefits
 2,557,680
 641,560
 204,450
 147,410
 1,564,270
Lone Parents
 584,170
 161,300
 111,200
 76,720
 234,950
Carers
 125,690
 29,970
 19,700
 13,220
 62,800
Other Income Related Benefits
 57,380
 36,210
 6,280
 2,640
 12,250
Surrey
 42,630
 18,320
 4,700
 2,880
 16,740
Jobseeker’s Allowance
 12,490
 10,390
 1,440
 420
 240
Incapacity Benefits
 23,190
 5,780
 1,940
 1,600
 13,860
Lone Parents
 5,680
 1,620
 1,130
 760
 2,160
Carers
 800
 200
 140
 90
 370
Other Income Related Benefits
 470
 320
 40
 10
 100
Woking Parliamentary Constituency
 4,160
 1,810
 410
 280
 1,660
Jobseeker’s Allowance
 1,150
 980
 100
 40
 20
Incapacity Benefits
 2,320
 600
 190
 140
 1,390
Lone Parents
 550
 160
 90
 90
 200
Carers
 90
 20
 20
 10
 40
Other Income Related Benefits
 50
 30
 10
 *
 10
Notes:
"*" = Denotes nil or negligible.
1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and totals may not sum due to rounding.
2. Statistical Group is a hierarchical variable. A person who fits into more than one category will only appear in the top-most one for which they are eligible.
3. Out of work benefits which are included in this analysis are:
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance
Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance
Income Support
4. Incapacity Benefit was replaced by Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for new claims from October 2008.
5. Durations shown are the longest claim duration of the benefits of interest.
6. The figures for Surrey are a total of the following local authorities: Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate and Banstead, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley and Woking.
Source:
DWP Information, Governance and Security Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
139682; 557 cc860-2W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Unemployment benefits Surrey Woking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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