INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS

Table 10(e) - Other Income Support claimants as a percentage of 16-59 year olds

Per cent		UK	GO Region/Country									ENG
			NE	NW	Y&H;	EM	WM	E	L	SE	SW		WAL	SC	NI
2001	Feb	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.6	1.2	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.6
	May	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.6
	Aug	0.9	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.6
	Nov	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.6
2002	Feb	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.6
	May	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.5
	Aug	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.6
	Nov	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.6
2003	Feb	0.8	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.7
	May	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.6
	Aug	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.5
	Nov	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.5
2004	Feb	0.7	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.5
	May	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.8
	Aug	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.0	1.9
	Nov2	..	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.9	..

1: ‘Others’ are IS claimants who are not defined as MIG, Disabled or Lone Parents.
2: Northern Ireland (and therefore UK) figures unavailable at time of going to press.
Source: Information Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland