AQW 24750/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of children living in households in receipt of (i) Personal Independence Payment; and (ii) Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity, in the last five years, broken down by constituency.

Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 20 March 2025

Answered
Written
After due date

Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answer due by: 4 April 2025
Answered: 25 April 202536 days after tabling
Department: Department for Communities
Priority question: No

Answer

(i) My Department does not hold this information for Personal Independence Payment as the Personal Independence Payment application does not request information on the number of children or dependents a claimant may have.

(ii) A breakdown of the number of children in households where a Universal Credit claimant has been classified as having Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity in each of the last five years by Constituency is shown in the table below.

Constituency	Feb-20	Feb-21	Feb-22	Feb-23	Feb-24
Belfast East	310	540	820	980	1,280
Belfast North	450	840	1,310	1,660	2,120
Belfast South and Mid Down	190	320	490	660	830
Belfast West	680	1,200	1,810	2,280	2,830
East Antrim	220	380	600	800	970
East Londonderry	460	690	860	1,140	1,420
Fermanagh and South Tyrone	380	600	810	960	1,220
Foyle	570	830	1,310	1,800	2,290
Lagan Valley	250	520	690	860	1,110
Mid Ulster	270	500	650	870	1,030
Newry and Armagh	390	630	890	1,140	1,460
North Antrim	320	560	830	1,090	1,300
North Down	220	380	540	670	770
South Antrim	190	440	640	840	1,020
South Down	320	570	790	960	1,170
Strangford	270	520	650	870	1,110
Upper Bann	450	720	1,110	1,430	1,740
West Tyrone	390	670	910	1,220	1,420
Unknown	30	10	30	60	70
Northern Ireland	6,340	10,920	15,730	20,280	25,150

Official sources