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National Benefit Factsheets 2008

These factsheets provide a time series of national statistics showing the number of people receiving main benefits. They are updated on a quarterly basis.


10 year trends in benefit numbers

This factsheet shows trends in numbers of working aged people receiving main benefits over the last 10 years. This report was first produced in December 2008.


Headline Benefit Numbers

This report shows trends in the total number of working aged recipients (aged 18 - 64 years) of main benefits. The report also includes headline benefit numbers, which are the same numbers excluding students receiving an Unemployment Benefit because of hardship during a break in their studies.