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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:04:34 GMT 1
Not sure about DWP benefit
Statistics? Here's how to check them out for
yourself …It’s fair to say government ministers have come in for a fair bit of justifiable criticism over how they continually quote (or misquote as the case be) the numbers of benefit claimants in various claim groups. Some people accept what they are told, others don’t know whether to believe the figures or not and the rest go in search of the truth....
Most of the figures quoted on Mylegal come from government sources such as the DWP, HMRC, the Ministry of Justice, the Legal Services Commission, Office National Statistics (ONS) or various studies by campaign organisations. The benefit figures usually originate from DWP sources but they may not always be the ones which you are looking for. This article therefore aims to help you access the data for yourself. That way you can be ready with the 'real figures' when you hear them being 'spun' by the media or politicians!
It can be an absolute minefield looking for statistics so hopefully this will help you know where to look. However be warned because government is starting to silently archive many sets of statistics, so grab them whilst you can! - whilst archived statistics will still be available it can be quite tricky to track them down.
Here on Mylegal we have given you a head start with some of the key information from the DWP’s very own “Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study” – But remember that you can access a ‘tabulation tool’ provided by the DWP via all of the links to alter the statistics to suit your own search.
The longitudinal study is a very powerful data base facility where you can find out almost everything you need to know about different claimant groups; this article hopefully will help you navigate around the DWP’s statistics so that end up being able to work out exactly what it is that you need to know. Because it is relatively 'safe' government sourced information it is hard for others to refute the data - so it can be very handy when compiling a report, briefing paper or maybe just want to find something out to satisfy yourself over the accuracy of a given figure
There are hundreds of permutations on all of these statistics. The links provided will help you learn how to access the full range of data available. Try opening up the links, then re-set the data ‘subsets’ to help you on your way to making your own search. I have started off with the National claimant count statistics which are broken down in to some of the key DWP benefits. Please remember that the figures only run up to February 2012 because this is by and large the latest date range which you can access using the DWP longitudinal study.The 'real' National benefit figures…  Here are the National figures relating to the claimant count, they are broken down in to the following principle benefits administered by the DWP (use links to access more information)....
ESA claimants who have been subject to IB reassessment (206,210)[/b][/i][/size]
ESA claimants who have not been subject to IB reassessment (784,980)[/b][/i][/size]
Severe Disablement Allowance (217,030)[/b][/i][/size]
Attendance Allowance (1,742,240)[/b][/i][/size] Disability Living Allowance (3,243,530)
Incapacity Benefits (ex SDA) (1,402,970)
Pension Credits (2,615,540)
State Retirement Pension (12,707,640)
Jobseeker's Allowance (1,589,640)
Income Support (1,509,350) _________________________________________
Now it’s your turn to....  Then you can take on the fact benders!...Did I say fact benders?
I couldn't possibly say who I mean!
Unfortunately some government ministers in particular continue to use figures which are very far removed from the real figures. This is why I like the DWP longitudinal study because it keeps a running count of the total number of benefit claims right across the board, it's a good way of cross - referencing a smaller more selective report because it provides the bigger overall picture. This article should help you search for statistics which actually come from the DWP's very own data base facility....
Those that are familiar with statistics will not of course need this explanation but for those who perhaps struggle with locating statistics I hope this helps you on your way.....
Here's how the information is extracted from the DWP Longitudinal Database study....
Each of the links in the following posts takes you right in to the Longitudinal study data base, each link flags up different information because it has been set extract tailored information which is all made possible by the data base facility within the DWP search facility. Once you have the hang of it you will be able to shape your own statistics. For instance; in the post following this introduction relating to the 206,210 Employment & Support Claimants who have been reassessed from their previous incapacity benefits (commonly called migration or conversion cases) I obtained the data shown in the post by requesting the following sub data via the DWP’s tabulation tool:
You access the tabulation tool here but remember this one is set to the sub table for 'Employment & Support Allowance'.
I selected the following prompts to compose the post in question as follows...
Sub table = Employment and Support Allowance
Analysis = Caseload (Thousands)
Row = Claims by Local Authority
Column = By Phase of ESA claim
Subset = By ‘IB reassessment’ (you can select ‘none’ on the prompt)
Date = By date (February 2012 is the latest date available)
Once you have set the prompts you then select ‘Get Table >>’ . If you make a mistake whilst making your selection and want to change the prompt from say ‘claims by Local Authority’ just select the ‘reset’ button and make another choice from the drop down menu. You can’t move to the next prompt unless you have selected a choice
For example; instead of ‘Claims by Local authority’ you could select as your ‘row’ any of the following from the drop down list:
Age of claimant, duration of current claim, ethnicity of claimant, ethnicity of claimant summary, gender of claimant, IB (ICD) disease code, IB (ICD) disease code summary, IB reassessment claim, Local Authority of claimant, Parliamentary constituency of claimant (Westminster), Payment Type, Phase of ESA Claim, Region, Scottish Parliamentary constituency of claimant, Time Series, Total weekly amount of benefit.
You therefore get a considerable choice over which information you can extract by simply altering the prompts you make. Some of the same choices will appear in say both ‘Row’ as well as ‘Column’, this is just to allows you to make a choice over whether you want (for example) the ‘Local Authority of Claimant’ to be your row or your column.
You’ll probably need to practice it a few times until you get the hang of it but you have you should find it enables you to extract some very useful information.
I have selected my ‘analysis’ to look at the number of cases (or claims) which is always given in thousands. I then made my first row by ‘Local Authority of Claimant’ because this happens to give you the TOTAL number of claims at the top of all the data page. Underneath it you will see all the local council areas. You can then scroll down and look at your particular area.
For example I have gone on to ‘home’ in on the area of Birmingham just to see how the benefit claims looked in that area. You can see how this worked out by clicking here.
From the Birmingham post you will see I have covered a whole range of benefits. You can obtain the information for other benefits via the tabulation tool and by going to “ other DWP benefit/schemes >> “.
If you want to reshape your statistics for the benefit you are on (in my example “Employment & Support”) then go to “other tables for this benefit/scheme”
So there you have it! ....
Now test yourself by seeing if you can work out the following:
By selecting the Tabulation tool for ‘Disability Living Allowance – cases in payment’
And using the sub prompts...
Analysis = caseload (thousands), Row = Local Authority of Claimant, Column = Age of claimant, subset = None, Date = November 2010 followed by “ Get Table >> “
You should be able to work out how many Disability Living Allowance claimants aged 80 – 84 there are in South Tyneside. Which one of the following 3 possible answers is correct?
Is it (a) 202 (b)310 or (c) 506?
You can check the correct answer here - but no cheating before you have tried to get the answer yourself! - once you think you have click on the link and see if you were right.
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:11:50 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:17:02 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:17:41 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:18:04 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:18:35 GMT 1
Disability Living Allowance Total cases in payment - 3,243,530Total entitled cases - 3,272,350 Care component342,930 Total under 16126,250 Higher Care 193,170 Middle Care 19,820 Lower Care 3,700 - Nil in payment 1,859,000 Total Working Age430,870 Higher Care 651,050 Middle Care 597,640 Lower Care 179,440 - Nil in payment 1,070,420 Total Pension Age264,760 Higher Care 297,860 Middle Care 303,690 Lower Care 204,110 - Nil in payment Mobility component342,930 Total under 1661,630 Higher rate 180,550 Lower rate 100,750 Nil in payment 1,859,000 Total Working age896,710 Higher rate 744,700 Lower rate 217,580 Nil in payment 1,070,420 Total Pension age843,020 Higher rate 122,640 Lower rate 104,760 Nil in payment 83.244.183.180/100pc/dla_ent/ccla/ccmobawd/ccclient/a_carate_r_ccla_c_ccmobawd_p_ccclient_pension_age_feb12.html
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:19:35 GMT 1
Incapacity Benefits It is very important to remember how 'incapacity benefits' is a generic term for all incapacity (not disability) related claims and generally includes Incapacity Benefits (based on National Insurance Contributions), Severe Disability Living Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, and incapacity credits which represent those claimants who are claiming on the grounds of incapacity for work (it maintains their contribution record) but who will not be in receipt of Incapacity Benefit itself although they may claim Income Support. In these statistics we are only looking at Incapacity Benefit itself and also those who claim 'incapacity credits'. A lot of misunderstanding surrounds this and it can lead to over-quoting when used statistically. Employment & Support Allowance was introduced in October 2008 and government is planning to move all incapacity benefits (with the exception of around 44,000 SDA) claimants on to ESA by an unspecified date in 2014/2015 - ESA is excluded from this data set. The above graph shows how all incapacity benefit numbers have risen and fallen between 1999 and 2010 with a sharp fall well before ESA was introduced. 1,402,970 Total incapacity benefits1,602,670 of which 217, 030 (SDA) 1,620 - Incapacity Benefit Short Term (Lower rate ) 1,780 - Incapacity Benefit Short Term (Higher rate) 802,480 - Incapacity Benefit Long Term 579,740 - Incapacity Benefit Credits
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:20:07 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:20:41 GMT 1
State Retirement Pension12,707,640 Total8,259,010 Category A 886,6700 Category B 1,123,440 Category ABL 825,610 Category BL 1,519,760 Category AB 58,340 Category GBR 030 Category C 34,780 Category D 83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/ccla/cat/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cat_feb12.html
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Post by nickd on Jan 17, 2013 23:21:15 GMT 1
Jobseeker's Allowance1,589,640 Total 180 (Unknown) 4,390 (Under 18) 472,290 (18 - 24) 388,510 (25 - 34) 318,480 (35 - 44) 158,480 (45 - 49) 126,680 (50 - 54) 95,600 (55 - 59) 25,020 (60 - 64) 83.244.183.180/100pc/jsa/ccla/cnage/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cnage_feb12.html
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Post by nickd on Jan 18, 2013 21:13:39 GMT 1
Income Support Comparison with August 2007144,910 - Up to 3 months 111,860 - 3 months up to 6 months 178,260 - 6 months up to 1 year 253,430 - 1 year and up to 2 years 484,090 - 2 years and up to 5 years 954,890 - 5 years and over 0 - Unknown duration Total August 2007 - 2,127,450 Comparison with February 201270,910 - Up to 3 months 68,120 - 3 months up to 6 months 102,770 - 6 months up to 1 year 157,080 - 1 year and up to 2 years 352,030 - 2 years and up to 5 years 758,430 - 5 years and over 0 - Unknown duration Total February 2012 - 1,509,350 83.244.183.180/100pc/is/cnage/ctdurtn/a_carate_r_cnage_c_ctdurtn_feb12.html
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Post by nickd on Jan 18, 2013 23:43:02 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 18, 2013 23:43:20 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 18, 2013 23:43:41 GMT 1
Birmingham ONS estimates that Birmingham's population in mid-2010 was around 1,036,900, find out more about Birmingham here. The city has a youthful age profile, it's residents come from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds and the City's population has been growing since 2001. The link above will take you to some vary informative charts which provide information about the city and in particular how the population has risen sharply since 2001 to 2010. Number of DLA claims (Birmingham) 890 ------- Up to 3 months 1,090 ----- 3 to 6 months 2,090 ----- 6 months to 1 year 3,880 ----- 1 to 2 years 10,750 ---- 2 to 5 years 45,950 ---- 5 years and over 64,650 ----- Total number of claimsThe above are all live DLA claims as of February 2012 (the latest date available) recorded by DWP on claims data tables. Now compared with February 2011880 ------- Up to 3 months 970 ------- 3 to 6 months 2,070 ----- 6 months to 1 year 4,110 ----- 1 to 2 years 10,990 ---- 2 to 5 years 44,420 ---- 5 years and over 63,440 ----- Total number of claims Mobility awards (working age claimants) as of February 2012 16,010 ----- Higher rate 16,570 ----- Lower rate 4,850 ----- Nil awards (where award made but no payment) 37,430 ----- Total Care awards (working age) as of February 2012 8,220 ------ Higher rate 12,020 ----- Middle rate 13,360 ----- Lower rate 3,830 ------ Nil awards (where award made but no payment) 37,430 ----- TotalSource DWP longitudinal data tables 83.244.183.180/100pc/dla/ccla/carepay/ccclient/a_carate_r_ccla_c_carepay_p_ccclient_working_age_feb12.html83.244.183.180/100pc/dla/ccla/cnage/a_cawklyamt_r_ccla_c_cnage_feb12.html Numbers on incapacity benefits & Severe Disablement Allowance (Birmingham)0,020 -- IB ST(L) 0.030 -- IB ST(H) 13,780 -- IB LT 14,320 -- IB Credits 3,840 --- SDA 31,980 -- Total Link here to ib caseload 83.244.183.180/100pc/ibsda/ccla/ccbencod/a_carate_r_ccla_c_ccbencod_feb12.htmlESA Case load (Birmingham)990 -- Unknown 9,570 -- Assessment phase 3,900 -- Wrag 2,640 -- Support Group 17, 100 -- TotalLink here: 83.244.183.180/100pc/esa/ccla/esa_phase/ib_mig/a_carate_r_ccla_c_esa_phase_p_ib_mig_non_ib_reassessed_claim_feb12.htmlPension Credit (Guarantee & Savings) (Birmingham)20,010 - Total 83.244.183.180/100pc/pc/ccla/cnage/pctype/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cnage_p_pctype_both_guarantee_and_savings_credit_feb12.htmlState Pension (all graduations)152,540 Total - with majority being CAT 'A'83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/ccla/cat/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cat_feb12.htmlJobseeker's Allowance 51,510 Total - of which 500 have five or more children83.244.183.180/100pc/jsa/ccla/deps/a_carate_r_ccla_c_deps_feb12.htmlIncome Support39,750 Total83.244.183.180/100pc/is/ccla/cnage/a_carate_r_ccla_c_cnage_feb12.html
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Post by nickd on Jan 18, 2013 23:44:08 GMT 1
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Post by nickd on Jan 19, 2013 22:04:48 GMT 1
Witney Back in 2009 The Daily Mail was urging people to 'vote Witney' with a claim that David 'Cameron's constituency was an affordable option'. Here's how the Mail reported it at the time... "No wonder David Cameron looks so laid-back. Not only does his party comfortably lead in the opinion polls, but business is booming in Witney, his constituency.
A brand new multi-million-pound shopping centre opened last month, providing 300 new jobs and a boost for the housing market. Witney already has plenty of appeal - an attractive market town with many properties dating from the 12th century. A walk along the High Street reveals a plethora of independent shops.
There are twice-weekly open-air markets and a monthly farmers' market selling Cotswolds produce. This makes Witney one of the most diverse retail centres in the region, successfully mixing old with new.
With a population of 25,000, it's close to the Cotswolds and Oxford and situated between the M4 and M40. There are plenty of schools in the area and it's got a bypass, so there's no major road running through it.
House prices are expected to rise after the opening last month of Marriotts Walk shopping centre, which is built on the site of a former council depot.
For the first time, major department stores such as Marks & Spencer and Debenhams have opened, along with a cinema and trendy coffee houses."Affordable option?The West Oxfordshire CAB annual report for 2010/2011 provides a good insight in to the presenting problems in and around the Witney area. The report breaks down its 17,588 annual enquiries with 19.6% dedicated to dealing with Disability Living Allowance, 12.5% to Housing, 10.6% to Council Tax Benefit and 9.4% to Employment Support allowance. 34% of all the bureau's enquiries were related to benefit matters and 24% to debt. The Daily Mail reports house prices as being affordable to buy, although a 3 bedroom property for rental in Witney could set you back £1,395 per month according to Rightmove, you get a fair number of 'hits' for fairly well paid work when searching the Reed Accountancy website for the area with salaries hovering around £30,000 although some are lower and others higher. The Local West Oxfordshire District Council has voted in a 'living wage' for its staff. Back in December 2010 the Oxfordshire Anti - Cuts Alliance went on a protest in 'defence of youth work' . Witney is undoubtedly a very different area to that of Birmingham (see previous post), it is very much a 'safe seat' for the Conservatives with an electorate of 78,220 as of December 2010. So now let's take a look at the benefit breakdown... Here's a breakdown of the main DWP benefits in the Witney constituency (all as of February 2012)... Employment & Support Allowance870 Total 40 -- Unknown 350 - Assessment phase 270 - Work Capability Assessment 220 - Support Group Employment & Support Allowance - IB Reassessment200 Total 30 - Assessment phase 80 - Work related Activity Group 90 - Support Group Incapacity Benefit920 TotalSevere Disablement Allowance210 - TotalDisability Living Allowance3,000 - Total430 --- Under 16 1,720 - Working age 830 --- Pensioner * Not all sub total rounds due to 'unknown' claims Attendance Allowance2,620 - Total (entitlement)Cases in entitlement is shown rather than cases in payment because the data was unavailable. The two would however be very similar. State Retirement Pension21,670 - TotalOf which 14,270 were category 'A'' Pension Credit1,330 - Total 1,100 - Guarantee Credit 910 --- Savings Credit Income Support1,060 - Total 20 - over 60 incapacitated - (no lone parents) 1,040 - Under 60 460 -- Incapacitated 70 --- Lone Parents 40 --- Other Jobseeker's Allowance 960 - Total 10 -- Under 18 290 - 18-24 230 - 25-34 180 - 35-44 100 - 45-49 80 -- 50-54 70 -- 55-59 10 -- 60-64
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