National benefit fact sheets 2006
These factsheets provide a time series of national statistics showing the number of people receiving main benefits. They are updated on a quarterly basis.
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.