National benefit fact sheets 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.
Ten year trends in benefit numbers
This factsheet shows trends in numbers of working aged people receiving main benefits over the last ten 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.