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  • Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - August 2023

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Statistics and research, 
    • Benefits statistics

    Date published: 29 November 2023

    Last updated: 30 August 2024

    The Benefits Statistics Summary is released quarterly in the last week of February, May, August and November.

    Revision note: Tables 14 and 15 in the DLA statistics summary tables were updated on 30 August 2024. Incorrect figures had been used for the under 16 and over 65 population. This has now been corrected. The volumes of eligible populations have decreased by approximately one half, and percentages of populations with a DLA claim have increased accordingly.

    Documents

    • NI Benefits Statistics Summary - August 2023Adobe PDF (1.94 MB)
    • Attendance Allowance - August 2023Microsoft Excel (119.08 KB)
    • Carers Allowance - August 2023Microsoft Excel (126.06 KB)
    • Disability Living Allowance - August 2023Microsoft Excel (137.6 KB)
    • Employment and Support Allowance - August 2023Microsoft Excel (125.17 KB)
    • Income Support - August 2023Microsoft Excel (185.24 KB)
    • Jobseekers Allowance - August 2023Microsoft Excel (221.02 KB)
    • Pension Credit - August 2023Microsoft Excel (201.01 KB)
    • State Pension - August 2023Microsoft Excel (156.62 KB)
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