DEPRIVATION                         

Table 11 - Distribution of people within families1 that are dependent on Income Support in England in 2001                         

Thousands and per cent     GO Region/Country       
  England North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West
Level Population2 49,139 2,516 6,730 4,965 4,172 5,267 5,388 7,172 8,001 4,928
Level1 Persons dependent on IS Benefits 12,867 676.9 1,875 1,317 1,065 1,424 1,353 2,004 1,968 1,184
Per cent Dependants / Population 26.2 26.9 27.9 26.5 25.5 27.0 25.1 27.9 24.6 24.0
Per cent Dependants / Most deprived 20% of population 34.8 36.1 38.0 36.5 32.9 37.3 30.6 37.0 29.7 29.2
 

1 The number of people within families dependent on Income Support is a DTI estimate derived from the Income strand of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004.
2 Populations are in line with 2001 Census results.

Source: Calculations based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2004, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, DCLG