Persons unable to work due to illness or disability. Incapacity Benefit (IB) claimants are people who are assessed as being incapable of work and who meet the appropriate contribution conditions. The dataset also includes Severe Disablement Allowance (SDA) claimants. SDA has not been available to new claimants since April 2001, and has been incorporated into the IB dataset statistics

Great Britain

Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), 2003 ward level, Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority (UA), Government Office Region (GOR), National

2008

1999 to 2008

Quarterly

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

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Neighbourhood Statistics

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?
mode=construct&version=0&dataset=107


http://83.244.183.180/NESS/BEN/ibsda.htm

Neighbourhood Statistics Data at LSOA and LAD level
http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/disseminatio
n/datasetList.do?JSAllowed=true&Function=&%24ph=60&Curr
entPageId=60&step=1&CurrentTreeIndex=-1&searchString=&d
atasetFamilyId=1359&Next.x=6&Next.y=11

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Incapacity Benefit replaced Sickness and Invalidity Benefits from 13 April 1995. It is paid to people who are assessed as being incapable of work and who meet the appropriate contribution conditions.

At Lower SOA level data suppressed if fewer than 10 cases. All counts rounded to nearest five.

Presented alongside Severe Disablement Allowance Claimants from 2003 onwards.

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• All Claimants
• IB Claimants
• SDA Claimants
• Under 30
• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50-59
• 60 and over
• Males
• Females
• Less than 12 months
• 12-23 months
• 24-59 months
• 60 months and over