Geographical Data on Social Security Benefits in Northern Ireland

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All geographical data on claimants of social security benefits is available on the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) website.

Data is available for the following benefits. Please visit the NINIS Data Catalogue for more information on:

Data Sources
The information is taken from 100% scans of the operational computer systems that administer the benefits.

Data Availability
Data is generally available to Analytical Services Unit on a quarterly basis, in arrears. For some benefits the data is available for analysis approximately 3 months after the extract date. Analytical Services Unit will update the website twice a year.

Geographical Referencing
In producing this analysis, individual records were attributed to wards on the basis of their postcode. Not all records can be correctly allocated to a ward using this method, and some cannot be allocated at all. Past investigation has demonstrated that mis-allocations and non-allocations do not necessarily occur randomly between areas, and at ward level, the proportion of records mis-allocated or unallocated can be substantial. At present, it seems likely that a higher than average proportion of the records that cannot be attributed to a ward are in the following areas: Fermanagh District Council, Derry District Council and parts of Belfast City Council.

Disclosure
To ensure that there is no likelihood of an individual being identified from the information supplied in the tables cell counts of fewer than five have been suppressed.