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  • Benefits Statistics Summary Publication (National Statistics) - February 2024

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

    Date published: 29 May 2024

    Last updated: 22 January 2025

    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.

    Revision note: Table 10 in the PC statistics summary was updated on 22 January 2025. Incorrect figures had been used for the populations of the Mid and East Antrim and of the Mid Ulster Local Government Districts. These have now been corrected and the percentages of associated PC claimants against over 66 population have been updated accordingly.’

    Documents

    • NI Benefits Statistics Summary - February 2024Adobe PDF (1.97 MB)
    • Attendance Allowance - February 2024Microsoft Excel (118.77 KB)
    • Carers Allowance - February 2024Microsoft Excel (126.01 KB)
    • Disability Living Allowance - February 2024Microsoft Excel (137.59 KB)
    • Employment and Support Allowance - February 2024Microsoft Excel (125.15 KB)
    • Income Support - February 2024Microsoft Excel (185.4 KB)
    • Jobseekers Allowance - February 2024Microsoft Excel (220.49 KB)
    • Pension Credit - February 2024Microsoft Excel (201.5 KB)
    • State Pension - February 2024Microsoft Excel (156.75 KB)
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