The number of claimants of jobseeker’s allowance, employment & support allowance, incapacity benefit, lone parents, income support, housing benefit, and council tax benefit, at May 2010 and May 2013, were as follows:
Jobseeker’s allowance May 2010 – 1.447 million
May 2013 – 1.433 million
Employment & support allowance May 2010 – 527,000
May 2013 – 1.748 million
Incapacity benefit and severe disablement allowance May 2010 – 2.087 million
May 2013 – 710,000
Income support lone parents May 2010 – 679,000
May 2013 – 500,000
Income support (excluding lone parents) May 2010 – 1.172 million
May 2013 – 505,000
Housing benefit May 2010 – 2.554 million
May 2013 – 2.561 million
Council tax benefit May 2010 – 2.687 million
May 2013 – 0 (none)
Parliamentary Written Answer 25/11/13.
Annual expenditure of the above benefits in each year and 2013/14 forecast was as follows:
Jobseeker’s allowance
2010/11 – 4.476 billion
2011/12 – 4.930 billion
2012/13 – 5.149 billion
2013/14 – 5.258 billion
Employment and support allowance
2010/11 – 2.232 billion
2011/12 – 3.544 billion
2012/13 6.7 billion
2013/14 – 9.59 billion
Incapacity and severe disablement allowance
2010/11 – 6.444 billion
2011/12 – 5.821 billion
2012/13 – 4.151 billion
2013/14 – 1.788 billion
Income support lone parents
2010/11 – 2.621 billion
2011/12 – 2.394 billion
2012/13 – 1.894 billion
2013/14 – 1.711 billion
Income support (excluding lone parents)
2010/11 – 5.233 billion
2011/12 – 4.604 billion
2012/13 – 3.456 billion
2013/14 – 1.569 billion
Housing benefit
2010/11 – 12.824 billion
2011/12 – 13.318 billion
2012/13 – 13.52 billion
2013/14 – 13.116 billion
Council tax benefit
2010/11 – 2.442 billion
2011/12 – 2.419 billion
2012/13 – 2.412 billion
2013/14 – 0 pounds
PWA 25/11/13.
The number of road accident deaths in England in each year from 2000 to 2012 were:
Year 2000 – 2,915
2001 – 2,916
2002 – 2,980
2003 – 3,004
2004 – 2,714
2005 – 2,735
2006 – 2,695
2007 – 2,502
2008 – 2,123
2009 – 1,880
2010 – 1,553
2011 – 1,594
2012 – 1,491
PWA 25/11/13.
The number of coal reserves available in England, Scotland and Wales are:
England – 1,209 million tonnes
Of which Central North England has 296 million tonnes
Central West England has 878 million tonnes
Northern England has 35 million tonnes
Scotland – 124 million tonnes
Wales – 448 million tonnes
Grand total – 1,781 million tonnes
Coal prospects in England are 2,526 million tonnes
Of which Central North England has 1,397 million tonnes
Central West England has 571 million tonnes
Northern England has 558 million tonnes
Scotland – 115 million tonnes
Wales – 147 million tonnes
Grand total – 2,788 million tonnes
PWA 29/11/13.
Total amount of benefits paid to claimants in working families in 2011/12 was
Housing Benefit – £3.820 billion
Council Tax Benefit/Rates Rebate – £473 million
Pension Credit- £50 million
Income Support – £145 million
Jobseeker’s Allowance (Income Related) – £326 million
Employment and Support Allowance (Income Related) – £113 million
Social Fund Maternity Grant – £8 million
Social Fund Funeral Grant – £12 million
In-Work Credit- £116 million
Grand Total – £5.075 billion
PWA 2/12/13.
Electricity generated from nuclear power in the UK in 2010 and 2011 was
Year 2010 – 62,140 GigaWatthours
Of which England – 41,315 GWh
Scotland – 15,293 GWh
Wales – 5,532 GWh
Year 2011 – 68,980 GWh
Of which England – 46,725 GWh
Scotland – 16,892 GWh
Wales – 5,364 GWh
PWA 5/12/13.
The number of full-time equivalent staff in Prison Service in England and Wales, broken down by sector, as at 31 May, 2010 to 2013 and as at 30 September 2013 was:
31 May 2010
Public sector Prison Service – 44,620
Private sector Prison Service – 4,580
Total – 49,210
31 May 2011
Public sector Prison Service – 43,370
Private sector Prison Service – 4,490
Total – 47,970
31 May 2012
Public sector Prison Service – 40,750
Private sector Prison Service – 5,690
Total – 46,430
31 May 2013
Public sector Prison Service – 37,530
Private sector Prison Service – 6,310
Total – 43,830
30 September 2013
Public sector Prison Service – 36,160
Private sector Prison Service – 5,700
Total – 41,860
PWA 10/12/13.
Life expectancy at birth for males and females in Glasgow city, Scotland and the UK, period 2008 to 2010 was
Glasgow City Males – 71.6 years
Females – 78 years
Scotland Males – 75.9 years
Females – 80.4 years
UK Males – 78.2 years
Females – 82.3 years
PWA 12/12/13.
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