Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

Overview

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants are people who become disabled before the age of 65.

Source: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Publisher: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Geographies: Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA), Ward, Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National

Geographic coverage: Great Britain

Time coverage: 2002 to 2009

Type of data: Administrative data

Notes: Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for people who become disabled before the age of 65.DLA consists of two components * the care component for people who need help with personal care. * the mobility component for people who need help with getting around. Children under 5 cannot get the mobility component.

Update frequency: Quarterly
Import source: DATA4NR-data4nr-export-13-01-2010.csv
External reference: DATA4NR-74
National statistic: no
Geographic coverage: 000000:
Update frequency: Quarterly
Temporal coverage from: 2002
Precision: At Lower SOA level data suppressed if fewer than 10 cases. All counts rounded to nearest five.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Temporal coverage to: 2009