Carer's Allowance
(asked on 1st September 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people claiming carer's allowance in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the UK in each year since May 2010.
This question was answered on 4th September 2014
The number of people claiming carer's allowance in Barnsley Central constituency, Yorkshire and the Humber and Great Britain, in each year since May 2010 is shown in the table below:
| Date | Barnsley Central constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber Region | Great Britain |
| May-10 | 1,070 | 51,970 | 536,900 |
| May-11 | 1,130 | 54,050 | 569,240 |
| May-12 | 1,170 | 56,590 | 603,770 |
| May-13 | 1,270 | 59,810 | 640,520 |
| Feb-14 | 1,360 | 62,420 | 664,610 |
Source: DWP 100% WPLS.