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BRIEFING PAPER

Number 4191, 18 June 2018

Sources of statistics: Constituency statistics

By Georgina Sturge Richard Keen Yago Zayed

Contents:

Summary 3

Sources of statistics by topic 6 Businesses 6 Constituency profiles 7 Charities 7 Crime, policing 7 Education 8 Elections and electorates 10 Energy 11 Geography, constituency

boundaries 12 Health service 12 Housing 13 Immigration 14 Incomes and taxpayers 15 Internet (broadband) 15 Labour market – unemployment,

employment and wages 15 Population, demography 17 Religion 18 Social security, tax credits and

child benefit 19 Transport and traffic 21

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Contents Summary 3

Sources of statistics by topic 6 Businesses 6 Constituency profiles 7 Charities 7 Crime, policing 7 Education 8 Elections and electorates 10 Energy 11 Geography, constituency boundaries 12 Health service 12 Housing 13 Immigration 14 Incomes and taxpayers 15 Internet (broadband) 15 Labour market – unemployment, employment and wages 15 Population, demography 17 Religion 18 Social security, tax credits and child benefit 19 Transport and traffic 21

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Summary This briefing paper forms part of the series ‘Sources of Statistics’, which has been produced by the House of Commons Library. This paper is a guide to Westminster (UK) Parliamentary constituency statistics on a range of topics. For in depth examination of individual topics, please refer to other guides in this series.

This briefing paper has been arranged around different topics of statistics. Within each sub-section there is an explanation of the data available at the constituency level on this topic and a list of the names of these sources. This briefing paper is best viewed on an electronic device since it contains direct links to the sources themselves.

The primary sources of official statistics at the constituency level are the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government departments and their associated agencies.

Although there is no central database reporting on all indicators for a given constituency, the ONS has attempted to co-ordinate a list of available datasets across different departments. Its Data Catalogue lists all the national and official statistics that are available for Westminster Parliamentary constituencies and also for constituencies of the devolved parliaments.

The table on the following page summarises the data which is available at the Westminster constituency level.

Local data published by the Library

The Commons Library publishes research briefings and interactive tools that have data on local areas, collected on the Library website at www.commonslibrary.parliament.uk/local-data. You can use our constituency dashboard to see headline statistics about constituencies, or browse all our local data resources by topic.

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Sources of statistics by topic

Smaller unit

Con-stituency

Other sub-national Highest unit

Business, industry Businesses by industry Great Britain Constituency profiles UK Charities Lottery grants UK Crime/ policing Crimes, police administrative data E, W, and NI Education Exam and test results England Pupil numbers England School characteristics England School leavers outcomes England Higher education indicators England Elections and electorates Election results UK Election spending UK Polling UK Energy Fuel poverty England Solar panel installations Great Britain Geography/ constituency boundaries Maps UK Proposed changes to boundaries UK Health service Disease prevalence, general health UK Unpaid care UK GP prescriptions England Organ donors Housing Housing stock and characteristics UK Homelessness E House prices E & W Help to Buy loans E Leasehold homes E & W Immigration Estimated stocks and flows UK Incomes, taxpayers, tax credits Incomes and tax burden UK Tax credits UK Internet (broadband) UK Labour market Employment and unemployment UK Occupations UK Earnings UK Apprenticeships E, W, S, NI Population/ demography Population at census and estimates UK Demographic indicators UK Religion Prevalence of religion UK Listed buildings and monuments England

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Social security benefits Benefit coverage Great Britain Expenditure on social transfers UK Tax credits UK Transport and traffic Traffic counts Great Britain Road accidents and casualties UK

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Sources of statistics by topic

Businesses The ONS publishes data from the annual Business Register and Employment Survey at the constituency level through its National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) platform. A simple profile of the number of registered businesses in a constituency and change over time is produced by the House of Commons Library, using data from the ONS Business activity, size and location release.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on businesses.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Constituency businesses dashboard (House of Commons Library: ONS data)

Number of VAT and/or PAYE registered enterprises.

Current (2017)

Constituency, region, UK

Annual Business Survey (ONS)

GVA, employment and financial information by industry.

Annual UK, regions

Business Register and Employment Survey (ONS)

Employment by industry. Part-time/full-time employees.

Annual Great Britain, regions, constituencies, other sub-national geographies

Business population estimates (BEIS)

Private sector businesses (including businesses with no employees) and turnover by size, legal form and industry.

Annual UK, regions

Business activity, size and location (ONS)

VAT and PAYE businesses by legal status, industry, turnover and employment.

Annual UK, regions, constituencies, other sub-national geographies

Business Demography (ONS)

Business births and deaths, and survival rate by industry.

Annual UK, regions, local authorities.

Small Business Survey (BEIS)

Survey of business activity, performance, and expectations. Characteristics of business owners.

Annual UK

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Constituency profiles The House of Commons Library publishes research briefings and interactive tools with data for constituencies and other local areas. The Library also publishes 2011 Census data on a selection of indicators for each constituency.

The ONS’s guide to parliamentary constituencies explains the relationship between the constituencies of the House of Commons, National Assembly for Wales, Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.

The ONS Data Catalogue brings together a searchable index of all ONS statistics available at constituency level.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Local data resources Constituency dashboard Topic-specific local data dashboards (House of Commons Library)

Population, demography, unemployment benefits, welfare, housing, wages, elections, businesses

Current Constituency, UK

Census 2011 constituency results (House of Commons Library)

Population, demography, economic indicators, employment

2011 Constituency, UK

Guide to parliamentary constituencies (ONS)

Reference/ information

Current Constituency, UK

Data Catalogue for Parliamentary Constituencies (ONS)

Reference 2010 to present

Different types of constituency, UK

Charities The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Lottery Grants search tools allows users to search all records of National Lottery grants received by constituency since 1995.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

DCMS Lottery Grants Search (House of Commons Library)

Lottery grants Annual since 1995

Constituency, region, UK

See the Sources of Statistics: Charities, social action and civil society guide for further information.

Crime, policing Most crime statistics, such as the ONS’s Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office’s Police Recorded Crime Series are available at the Police force level but not at constituency level. The

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company UK Crime Stats compiles data on recorded offences and other Police administrative indicators at the constituency and postcode level. These are not designated as official statistics. An account is required for access to certain datasets.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on crime.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

UK Crime Stats (UKCrimeStats.com)

Police-recorded crime, other Police administrative data

Monthly Postcode, Constituency, Police force, England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Education The Get information about schools service is a register of schools, colleges and universities in England which can be used to search for and download information on establishments, establishment groups or governors at the constituency level.

Primary and secondary

The Department for Education (DfE) provides school and college performance tables available to search online for constituencies in England. The Department’s Schools, pupils and their characteristics publication provides data on the number of schools and pupils by area. The DfE also releases constituency level data on attainment at key stages 2 as part of its National curriculum assessments and for key stage 4 (GCSE) as part of its Inspection and performance of schools release.

School-leaving and higher education

Statistics on the destination of young people (i.e. work, further education, or training) the year after they completed key stage 4 or 5 are also available by constituency, from the DfE and the Skills Funding Agency. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has a tool charting over time the percentage of young people entering higher education by the age of 19, by constituency. UCAS’s Application and entry rate data explorer is an interactive tool that can be used to find higher education data at the constituency level. The underlying data can also be downloaded from UCAS’s End of cycle report.

The ONS also provides a visualisation of the percentage of the population, by constituency, who have a degree (this covers the entirety of the UK).

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on education.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Get information about schools

School characteristics (Add a new filter for constituency data)

Current Constituency, England

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(UK Government)

School and college performance tables1 (Department for Education (DfE))

Exam and test results, Ofsted reports, Financial information

Annual Postcode, Constituency, Local Authority, England

National curriculum assessments: Key stage 2 (DfE)

Attainment (Table A5 in file ‘Additional tables: SFR69/2017’)

Annual Constituency, England

GCSE and equivalent results: Key stage 4 (DfE)

Attainment (Table PC1 in Pupil residency and school location tables: SFR01/2018)

Annual Constituency, England

Schools, pupils and their characteristics2 (DfE)

Pupils and school characteristics

Annual, since 2010

Constituency, Local Authority, England

Destinations of key stage 4 and key stage 5 pupils (DfE)

Occupation (work, further education, or training) after key stage 4 and 5.

Annual, since 2010

Constituency, Local Authority, England

Further Education and Skills data by geography, equality and diversity (DfE)

Young people entering higher education

2017/18 Constituency, Local Authority, Region, England

Trends in young participation by parliamentary constituency (Higher Education Funding Council for England)

Young people entering higher education

1998-2011 Constituency

UCAS Application and Entry rates (University and Colleges Admissions Service)

Higher education admissions

Annual, since 2006

Constituency

Percentage of population with a degree (ONS)

Degree 2011 Constituency

See the Sources of Statistics: Education guide for further information.

1 The equivalent databases on school performance for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and

Wales do not disaggregate by constituency. 2 Note: school level data is contained within the “underlying data” download linked to

each annual release, together with constituency indicators

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Elections and electorates Election results

For analysis of UK General Election results by Parliamentary constituency, see the Library’s 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2017 General Election research papers. Further information on election results is available from the Electoral Commission, founded in 2001; the BBC‘s dedicated General Election pages also provide an abundance of statistical information and media analysis. The Electoral Commission also publishes data on general election campaign spending by constituency.

Electorate

The ONS provides annual publications on electorate registration statistics by constituency. The Ordnance Survey election maps and boundary tool allows users to compare and overlay multiple administrative geographies.

Polling

Polling data at a constituency level is limited due to the expense of polling local areas. Lord Ashcroft’s collection of constituency polls, collected on a one-off and rolling basis, provide a range of information for constituencies across Great Britain. UK Polling Report’s online constituency guide collates further electoral statistics, latest polls and candidate information.

EU Referendum results

The House of Commons Library has also compiled information on the results of the 2017 EU referendum by constituency.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on elections.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Elections

General Election results by constituency 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017 (and dashboard for 2017). (House of Commons Library)

Election results 2001-2017 Constituency, UK

BBC General Election results 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010 2015, 2017 (BBC)

Election results and analysis

2001-2017 Constituency, UK

General Election results (Electoral Commission)

Election results 2001-2017 Constituency, UK

General Election spending (Electoral Commission)

Election spending 2001-2017 Constituency, UK

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Electorate

Electoral registration and electorate statistics (ONS)

Voting population, demographics

2000-2018 Constituency, UK

Ordnance Survey election maps and boundary tool (Ordnance Survey)

Constituency boundaries

Current All types of constituency, UK

EU referendum results

2017 EU referendum results by constituency (House of Commons Library)

Referendum results (some estimated)

2017 Constituency

Polling

Lord Ashcroft Constituency Polls (LordAshcroftPolls)

Voting intention 2005-2018 Selected constituencies, Great Britain

UK Polling Report constituency guides (UK Polling Report)

Election results, polling

2017 (older versions archived)

Constituency, region, UK

See the Sources of Statistics: Elections guide for further information.

Energy The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy publishes annual statistics on the number and proportion of households that are fuel poor by parliamentary constituency and a range of other small area geographies. It also publishes annual statistics on installations of renewable energy generators (such as solar panels) that have been confirmed on the Central Feed-in Tariff Register.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Fuel Poverty sub-regional statistics

(Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)

Number/ proportion of fuel-poor households

Annual, 2010-15

Constituency, Local Authority, Sub-region, England

Sub-regional Feed-in Tariffs statistics

(Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy)

Installations of photovoltaic panels and energy sources, kW energy produced

Quarterly since 2013

Constituency, Local Authority, region, country, Great Britain

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Geography, constituency boundaries Westminster parliamentary constituency boundaries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been in place since 2010; previous constituencies were in place since 1997. In Scotland, current constituencies have been in place since 2005. The Ordnance Survey provides an online tool which overlays all constituency boundaries onto a map of Great Britain (note that Northern Ireland is not included). The House of Commons Library has produced an interactive map of current proposed changes to Westminster parliamentary constituency boundaries.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Ordnance Survey election maps and boundary tool

(Ordnance Survey)

Constituency boundaries

Current All constituency types, UK

Map of proposed changes to constituency boundaries (House of Commons Library)

Proposed and current constituency boundaries

Current Constituency, UK

Health service Most health service statistics, which are available from Public Health England’s data platform, are available for Local Authority, hospital providers or Clinical Commissioning Group but not constituencies.

Some indicators of the health of the population are available at constituency level. The online data tool NOMIS allows users to analyse constituency level data on the general health of usual residents, together with information on providers of unpaid care and the number of hours of care that they provide. Data on self-reported general health has also been visualised in map form by the ONS.

The House of Commons Library has produced some ad hoc publications which report the prevalence of diabetes and of dementia at the constituency level.

Some health service indicators are also available at constituency level. The House of Commons Library has a briefing on GP prescribing by constituency. The NHS publishes a record of the number of organ donors by constituency.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on health.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

General health statistics, by constituency

Also in map form (ONS)

Self-reported general health

2011 (census) Constituency, Local Authority, Region, Country, UK

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Health and provision of unpaid care

(ONS)

Health of usual residents, provision of unpaid care, hours of unpaid care

2011 (census) Constituency, Local Authority, Region, Country, UK

Diabetes prevalence

(House of Commons Library; NHS Digital data)

Diabetes diagnoses 2016/17 Ward, constituency, England

Dementia prevalence

(House of Commons Library; NHS Digital data)

Dementia diagnoses, age (data can be downloaded in Excel format)

2016

Constituency, England

GP prescribing

(House of Commons Library; NHS Digital data)

Prescription rate by type of drug, ingredient cost

2015 Constituency, England

Organ donors

(NHS Blood and Transplant)

Number of registered donors

Current Constituency, UK

See the Sources of Statistics: Health and Social Care guide for further information.

Housing The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) publishes monthly statistics on the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme and Help to Buy New Buy scheme; publications include data for England by local authority, postcode sector and parliamentary constituency. Further housing data is available for UK constituencies from the census via the NOMIS online search tool (England & Wales), Scottish Census and from the Northern Ireland Statistics Research Agency (NISRA).

The House of Commons Library has created a tool for comparing house prices by constituency and over time from 1995 to 2018.

The Library has also published a briefing paper on leasehold properties which contains data on the number and proportion of leasehold properties by constituency.

Data on homelessness and housing supply are not available at the constituency level although the Library has published briefings on these topics which provide data at the Local Authority level.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on housing.

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Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Help to Buy statistics

(MHCLG)

Help to Buy loans 2013 onwards

Postcode, Constituency, Local Authority

Census housing statistics, e.g. dwellings, tenure and rooms

(ONS)

Dwellings, housing tenures, number of rooms etc.

2011 (census) Constituency, Local Authority, Region, Country, UK

Census tenure dashboard

(House of Commons Library; Census data)

Housing tenures 2011 (census) Constituency, region, UK

Scotland housing statistics

(National Records of Scotland)

Dwellings, housing tenures, number of rooms etc.

2011 (census) Constituency, Local Authority, Scotland

Northern Ireland housing statistics

(NISRA)

Dwellings, housing tenures, number of rooms etc.

2011 (census) Constituency, Northern Ireland

House prices data and house price dashboard

(ONS, House of Commons Library)

House prices 1995-2018 Constituency, Local authority, England and Wales

Leasehold homes

(House of Commons Library; data from MHCLG)

Homes sold under leasehold (data in the Excel file for download)

2016 Constituency, England and Wales

See the Sources of Statistics: Housing guide for further information.

Immigration Although data are not available for parliamentary constituencies, ONS publishes migration data for local authorities for both internal and international migration in its Local Area Migration Indicators. It also publishes estimates of resident population with non-British nationality and non-UK country of birth, and data for Migrant National Insurance Number registrations, Flag 4 GP registrations and Workers registrations.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Country of birth dashboard

(House of Commons Library; Census data)

Country of birth 2011 (census) Constituency, region, UK

Local Area Migration Indicators

Stocks, non-UK born population, non-UK nationality

2004-2016 Constituency, region, country, UK

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(ONS) population, NiNo registrations, GP registrations, births to non-UK mothers

Incomes and taxpayers HMRC’s personal income by tax year release provides estimates of mean and median values of income by type, total income and total tax for income taxpayers resident in each country, region and parliamentary constituency. Estimates do not include individuals whose income is sufficiently low that they are not required to pay income tax.

These values are sample based estimates; confidence intervals at the 95% level are available in a separate table.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency

(HM Revenue & Customs)

Mean and median income from different sources (income taxpayers only), tax

2010-2015 Constituency, region, country, UK

Internet (broadband) The House of Commons Library publishes a constituency dashboard and briefing paper on broadband speeds. The briefing paper has an accompanying Excel sheet containing data by constituency and ward.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on broadband.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Broadband coverage and speeds dashboard (House of Commons Library; Ofcom data)

Broadband speed and coverage

2017 and 2018

Constituency, UK

Broadband coverage and speeds: local statistics (House of Commons Library; Ofcom data)

Broadband speed, coverage of types of connection

2017 Ward, Constituency, region, country, UK

Labour market – unemployment, employment and wages Monthly data on people claiming unemployment benefits (Jobseeker’s Allowance, or Universal Credit claimants who are required to seek work) are presented in the Library’s People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency briefing paper and Constituency Profiles pages.

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Estimates of employment and unemployment levels are available from the ONS Annual Population Survey and can be accessed through the ONS Nomis website, either using the query option or through Nomis constituency profiles. However, the number of survey respondents per constituency tends to be small so estimates can be unreliable: it is very difficult to discern genuine variation over time or between areas from what is simply the result of survey error. Therefore this source is generally unsuitable for analysing changes over time by constituency.

Data on earnings levels are published by ONS in its Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings release and reported for constituency of residence and constituency of workplace. The House of Commons Library provides an easy-to-use constituency profile tool showing average wages by constituency. As with figures on employment and unemployment, estimates are survey-based and small numbers of respondents mean this source is not suitable for analysing changes over time at the constituency level.

Figures for apprenticeship starts by constituency are provided in the Library’s note on Apprenticeship Statistics, based on data published in the Department for Education / Education and Skills Funding Agency’s FE Data Library.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on work and incomes.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

People claiming unemployment benefits dashboard

(House of Commons Library)

Number and rate of people claiming unemployment benefits

Monthly Constituency, region, country, UK

NOMIS Labour market profiles

(ONS) But see note above on survey error and changes over time

Employment, unemployment, qualifications, earnings, benefits, businesses

Various Constituency, local authority, region, country, UK

Annual Population Survey

(ONS) But see note above on survey error and changes over time

Various, including employment and unemployment

Annual, rolling four quarter periods from 2004

Constituency, local authority, region, country, UK

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

(ONS)

Earnings, hours worked

Annual Constituency, local authority, region, country, UK

Average earnings dashboard

(House of Commons Library; ONS data)

Median gross weekly pay for full-time employees

Annual Constituency, region, UK

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Business Register and Employment Survey

(ONS)

Employee numbers by location of workplace

Annual Constituency, local authority, region, Great Britain

Public sector employment by parliamentary constituency

(House of Commons Library; ONS data)

Number of employees in public and private sector, by location of workplace

Annual Constituency

Apprenticeships Statistics

(House of Commons Library)

Apprenticeship starts3 Annual from 2005/06 (academic years)

Constituency, England

FE data library: apprenticeships

(DfE / Education and Skills Funding Agency)

Apprenticeship starts and achievements

Quarterly Constituency, local authority, region, England

See the Sources of Statistics guide on the Labour Market for further information.

Population, demography NOMIS provides population data at the constituency level which is easily accessible using its constituency profiles tool. Data is based on the latest census (2011). Similar tools are available for Scotland and Northern Ireland, though data from the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics tool is based on constituencies for the Scottish Parliament as opposed to the House of Commons.

Annual estimates of population size by constituency are available from the ONS’ Small Area Population Estimates, starting mid-2013. Estimates 2002-2013 are available from the ONS’ former series Parliamentary Constituency Population Estimates.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on communities, including population and demography.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Census figures

Dashboards on country of birth and ethnicity.

(House of Commons Library)

Population, demographic indicators

2011 (census) Constituency, region, UK

NOMIS constituency profiles (England and Wales) (ONS)

Population, demographic indicators

2011 (census) Constituency, England and Wales

3 A table containing constituency data is provided under ‘Supporting documents’.

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Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

(Scottish Government)

Population, demographic indicators

2011 (census) Constituency, Scotland

Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Statistics

(Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service)

Population, demographic indicators4

2011 (census) Constituency, Northern Ireland

Post-census estimates

Population by age dashboard

(House of Commons Library)

Population estimates Annual Constituency, region, UK

Small Area Population Estimates

(ONS)

Population estimates 2013 onwards

Ward, Constituency, region, England and Wales

Parliamentary Constituency Mid-Year Population Estimates

(ONS)

Population estimates Annual Ward, Constituency, region, England and Wales

Religion The House of Commons Library has an online tool which provides a breakdown of religion (using 2011 Census data) by parliamentary constituency. A separate tool from the Library shows religion by constituency, alongside other demographic indicators.

Historic England has a tool which provides a list and map of listed buildings and scheduled monuments, by parliamentary constituency.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Religion by constituency and religion and other indicators

(House of Commons Library)

Religion, other demographic indicators

2011 (census) Constituency, UK

Listed buildings and monuments

(Historic England)

Listed buildings, monuments, other notable sites

Current Street, Ward, Constituency, Borough, Region, England

4 Note: When using the statistics tool, Westminster parliamentary constituency is

classified using code ‘AA’

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Social security, tax credits and child benefit A wide range of social security, tax credits and child benefit statistics are available at constituency level. The ONS Nomis website is one source of social security statistics. The ‘Query data’ tool shows the total Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) working age client group plus caseload by constituency (2010 boundaries) going back to 2004. DWP data for before May 2010 are given for the pre-2010 constituencies.

The ‘Claimant count’ dataset on Nomis shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit and are required to seek work. Data for current constituency boundaries are available from October 2004 onwards.

The DWP Stat-Xplore tool also provides constituency level statistics on:

• Universal Credit (UC) (including data on both the number of people and the number of households in receipt of benefit)

• Housing Benefit (including the number affected by the under-occupation deduction in the social rented sector, also dubbed the ‘Bedroom Tax’ or ‘Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy’)

• Personal Independence payment (PIP) (introduced in 2013 to replace DLA for working-age claimants)

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

• Employment Support Allowance (ESA)

• The ‘Benefit Cap’ (the number of working-age out-of-work households whose total benefit is or has been capped at either £500pw (couples/lone parents) or £350 (single no children) since spring 2013 when it was introduced)

• State Pension (including the new State Pension)

• Sanction decision statistics (including data on claimants sanctioned while in receipt of ESA, JSA, UC or Income Support)

The total amount spent on benefits in each constituency is available from the DWP’s Benefit expenditure and caseload tables.

HMRC publishes separate datasets on the number of families in receipt of child and working tax credits and child benefit.

The DWP’s personal tax credits publications provide summary statistics on individuals and households receiving Working Tax Credits and/or Child Tax Credits by parliamentary constituency.

See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on social security.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

DWP benefits by type (ONS / DWP)

Employment and support allowance and predecessors (Incapacity benefit,

1999-present Constituency and other geographies, Great Britain

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Severe Disablement Allowance), Income Support, Job seekers allowance, Carers allowance, Disability living allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance, Pension credit, State pension, Bereavement benefits

DWP Stat-Xplore

(DWP)

Housing Benefit, Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, State Pension, benefit sanctioned, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Benefit cap

Various Constituency and other geographies, Great Britain

Claimant Count statistics

(ONS / DWP)

Jobseeker’s allowance, Universal credit

1971-present Constituency and other geographies, Great Britain

DWP Benefits expenditure (DWP)

Expenditure on benefits by category

1948/49 to present (in some cases)

Constituency, region, country, UK.

HMRC Child and Working Tax Credits

(HMRC)

Families in receipt of Child and Working Tax Credits. See in particular HMRC’s provisional geographic statistics.

April 2009 to present

Constituency and other geographies, United Kingdom

Child Benefit

(HMRC)

Families in receipt of Child Benefit

August 2009 to present

Constituency and other geographies, United Kingdom

Personal tax credits: finalised award statistics – geographic statistics

(DWP)

Child and working tax credits

2008 onwards

Constituency, region, UK

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See the Sources of Statistics: Social Security guide for further information.

Transport and traffic The Department for Transport’s Traffic Counts online tool provides street-level data for junction-to-junction links of the A road and motorway network in Great Britain. Users can analyse information on specific roads/junctions and by local authority. See the Department for Transport’s road accident and safety statistical tables for small area data on road accidents and casualties.

Dataset Indicators Dates Geography

Traffic counts: Department for Transport online tool

(Department for Transport)

Traffic counts Annual, 2000-2016

Road (can be built up to constituency), local authority, region, Great Britain

Road accident and safety: statistical tables

(Department for Transport)

Road accidents (data set RAS10016), casualties in road accidents (data set RAS30079)

Quarterly since 2012

Constituency, local authority, Great Britain

See the Sources of Statistics: Transport guide for further information.

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